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Society of Hospital Medicine Debuts New Educational Tracks, Pre-Courses at HM14
February 1, 2014
New learning opportunities cover hospitalists' role in cutting costs and improving patient care, impact of Obamacare on hospital medicine
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Hospital Medicine Pioneer Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, Twitters Insights on HM14 Address
February 1, 2014
UC San Francisco hospitalist leader tackles healthcare costs, system changes in 10th annual presentation at SHM annual meeting
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Health Strategist Ian Morrison, PhD, To Deliver Keynote Speech at HM14
February 1, 2014
Author, consultant, and visionary sees hospitalists as critical, transformational to healthcare future
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Hospitalist Reviews of New Research on Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria, Pressure Ulcers, Severe Alcoholic Hepatitis, and More
February 1, 2014
Also reviewed this month: surgical readmission rates, preventable hospitalizations, hospitalist-staffed post-discharge clinics
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Annual Meeting Heads to Las Vegas
February 1, 2014
3,000 hospitalists expected to converge on Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino March 24-27
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Decline in Healthcare Employment Unlikely to Hit Hospitalists
January 22, 2014
With inpatient care demand high, hospitalists just need to continue to show value
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Oral Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) as Effective as IV PPIs in Peptic Ulcer Bleeding
January 22, 2014
Study shows oral PPIs may reduce hospital length of stay without increased risk of re-bleeding, but suggests more research is needed
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No Short-term Mortality Benefit with Use of Colloids over Crystalloids for Fluid Resuscitation in the ICU (CRISTAL)
January 17, 2014
As compared with crystalloid therapy, does the use of colloid solutions for fluid resuscitation in the intensive care unit improve mortality in critically ill patients with hypovolemic shock?
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No Benefit to Addition of Stenting for Treatment of Atherosclerotic Renal Artery Stenosis
January 17, 2014
Does the use of renal artery stenting combined with aggressive medical therapy improve outcomes in patients with severe atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis?
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Resident Handoff Program Reduces Medical Errors at Pediatric Hospital
January 2, 2014
Bundled approach can make process more streamlined, efficient
