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Hospitalist Investigators Impress Judges at HM12’s Annual RIV Competition
April 26, 2012
Nearly 150 HM-focused innovations abstracts were submitted for the 2012 Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes poster competition at HM12, and more than 60 of the submitters were invited to display posters in San Diego.
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HM12’s Professional Development Offerings Have Singular Focus
April 26, 2012
This year’s pre-course lineup included the MOC test preparation, hands-on classes in medical procedures and ultrasound usage, and a debut class on “How to Improve Performance in CMS’s Value-Based Purchasing Program.”
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HM Leaders Call for Thoughtful, Budget-Minded Advancement of Patient-Safety Reforms
April 26, 2012
The crossroads of patient safety, QI, and the use of technology from medical devices to iPhones was a major theme at SHM’s annual meeting, April 1-4 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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D.C. Insiders, HM Leaders Urge Hospitalists to Stay in Fight to Achieve Quality in Era of Reform
April 26, 2012
SHM Public Policy Committee Chair Ron Greeno, MD, MHM, outlined how accountable care organizations are designed to change the healthcare payment paradigm.
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
April 26, 2012
Online calculator helps prevent post-op respiratory failure; new drug for long-term treatment of PE; benefits of triple therapy for COPD; knee-length compression stockings as good as thigh-length for PTS; video monitoring improves hand hygiene; asymptomatic bacteriuria often misdiagnosed as UTI; CT accurate for lower GI bleeding diagnosis; switch from albuterol to lavalbuterol to reduce tachycardia not recommended.
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Urinary Tract Infections Do Not Play a Significant Role in Chronic Kidney Disease
April 26, 2012
What is the association between childhood urinary tract infections and chronic kidney disease?
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Guidelines for Treatment of Uncomplicated Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Healthy, Community-Dwelling Women
April 26, 2012
Uncomplicated cystitis is one of the most common indications for prescribing antimicrobial therapy to otherwise healthy women, but wide variation in prescribing practices has been described.
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Team Hospitalist Seats 4 Members
April 26, 2012
Four hospitalists have joined Team Hospitalist, the only reader-involvement group of its kind in HM.
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SHM Offers Multitude of Educational, Professional Development Opportunities
April 26, 2012
In addition to the annual meeting, SHM and its partners bring hospitalists the very best in education, professional development, and networking in the form of in-person meetings.
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Survey Insights: The Unique Connection between Compensation and Productivity
April 26, 2012
Analysis of the 2011 SHM/MGMA State of Hospital Medicine report.
