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Transitioning Pediatric Patients with Chronic Conditions
January 27, 2012
Forward thinking and clear communication are the keys to safe, worry-free transitions
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Wachter, Washington Insiders Ready for HM12 Keynote Addresses
January 27, 2012
This year’s presenters at SHM's annual meeting will frame the conversations that hospitalists will have at HM13
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Participate in the 2012 State of Hospital Medicine Questionnaire
January 27, 2012
The report provides thousands of data points that enable hospitalists to compare their own group’s productivity and compensation against national and regional averages
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Continued Pressure, Collaboration, Member Action Key to Ending SGR
January 27, 2012
Congress was going to finally put an end to the Sustainable Growth Rate formula in 2011. What happened?
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Hospitalists on the Move
January 27, 2012
March S. Demyun, MD; J.P. Valin, MD; Sarah Swift, MD; David Levy, MD; Jaime Gray, MD; Vineet Arora, MD, MPP, FACP, FHM
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CODE-H: Bringing Better Coding to Hospitalists
January 27, 2012
CODE-H (Coding Optimally by Documenting Effectively for Hospitalists), is a series of Web-based education sessions that will help hospitalists optimize their revenue streams through better coding.
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Survey Insights: NPs and PAs in Hospital Medicine
January 27, 2012
In 2011, nearly half of respondents to the SHM-MGMA nonacademic survey have NPs/PAs in their practices; academic hospital medicine practices were only slightly lower.
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Pediatric HM Literature: Serious Bacterial Infection Rates Very Low in Bronchiolitis
January 27, 2012
This study provides useful information to guide clinical decision-making in the setting of a young, febrile infant presenting with bronchiolitis.
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What Is the Appropriate Use of Antibiotics In Acute Exacerbations of COPD?
January 27, 2012
Antibiotics are not recommended as empiric therapy for all patients with AECOPD
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Hospitalist/Nurse Collaboration Drives Multidisciplinary Rounding
January 27, 2012
Preliminary data from a multidisciplinary patient rounding system shows higher patient satisfaction, positive feedback from staff.