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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: SHM President, NQF CEO Discuss SHM’s Earning National Quality Award
April 11, 2012
SHM President Joe Li explains HM's role in QI and how he expects the model will grow; NQF CEO Janet Corrigan discusses SHM's mentored implementation
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: How the School of Medicine at Stanford University Is Addressing Female Physicians and Leadership
April 11, 2012
The school has increased the percentage of women at each faculty rank so that it now surpasses national averages
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to a Hospitalist and Career Expert Discuss What It Takes to Be a Leader
April 11, 2012
Cathleen Ammann, MD, SFHM, discusses her motivation to be an HM group leader; career counselor Kay Cannon talks about attributes physician leaders must possess
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Geriatric Patients Show Greater Cognitive Decline after Hospitalization
April 11, 2012
Hospitalists can assist in prevention, therapeutic strategies
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
April 11, 2012
Upper endoscopy is safe in patients with low hematocrits
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Wachter Highlights New Era for Hospitalists
April 5, 2012
Increasingly complex healthcare system calls for hospitalists to “champion reform,” Wachter tells HM12 attendees
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Engineering Can Help Hospitalists Solve Scheduling Dilemmas
April 5, 2012
Queuing principles, Little’s Law can ease caseload
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HM12 Session Analysis: Using IT Systems to Address Quality, Safety Imperatives
April 4, 2012
A hospital-based clinical decision support program can improve care processes and outcomes
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Society of Hospital Medicine Announces Annual Research, Innovation, and Clinical Vignette Poster Winners
April 4, 2012
Winners include research into accountable care units, an acute-care 30-day mortality model, acute Q fever awareness, and weight gain in infants
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HM12 Session Analysis: Variation in Medical Practice
April 4, 2012
Unwarranted variation in medical care can lead to unintended negative consequences for patients, learners, healthcare system