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Ask-Tell-Ask: Simple Technique Can Help Hospitalists Communicate Difficult Messages
September 5, 2012
Technique addresses the patient’s perspective, information that needs to be delivered, response to the patient’s emotions, and recommendations by the professional
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Hospitalists Play Integral Roles in HHS-Funded Innovation Projects
September 5, 2012
Three unique approaches offer additional layers of patient support, reduce readmissions and costs
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
September 5, 2012
Drotrecogin alfa (activated) does not decrease mortality in patients with septic shock
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Study: Burnout Risk High for Hospitalists, Other “Front-Line” Physicians
August 29, 2012
Healthcare system needs to address hot-button issue, researcher says
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Local Solutions Spark Readmission Reductions
August 29, 2012
Pass the "coaching baton" across care settings, care transition program co-chair says
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As Hospitalists Cement their Worth, Compensation Continues Upward Climb
August 29, 2012
Median compensation for adult hospitalists rose 6% in 2011, while productivity remained nearly static, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
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Are Your Hospitalists Bored?
August 29, 2012
A toolkit to keep your hospitalists fulfilled, engaged, and happy.
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
August 29, 2012
Warfarin vs. aspirin in heart-failure patients; aspirin after anticoagulation prevents VTE recurrence; novel oral anticoagulants vs. warfarin in afib patients; intravenous metronidazole for mild C. diff infection; frequency of Foley catheter complications vs. CAUTI; intensive hyperglycemia control in noncritical hospitalized patients; risk score predicts 30-day mortality after noncardiac surgery; and temperature, white blood cell count are not sensitive predictors of bacteremia.
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Epidemiology of Bacteremia in Young Infants is Changing
August 29, 2012
E. coli, GBS, and S. aureus are the most common causes of bacteremia in infants aged one week to three months.
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Prevention of Intravascular, Catheter-Related Infections
August 29, 2012
Each year in the ICU alone, 80,000 catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) occur.
