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It Takes a Village
July 1, 2011
Safe transitions for indigent patients are a common, complex problem; HM can help lead hospital-community collaborations to improve outcomes
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Red Flags within Documentation for Hospitalists
July 1, 2011
With the number of clinical hospitalists still growing, more patients are under HM care, which puts hospitalists at higher risk for lawsuits.
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Team Hospitalist Seats New Members
July 1, 2011
Six hospitalists have joined Team Hospitalist, the only reader-involvement group of its kind in HM.
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Policy Corner: ACA provides multiple pathways to develop and support ACOs
July 1, 2011
CMS, providers Work Together to Develop ACO Models
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Discharge improvement
July 1, 2011
Project BOOST helps hospitals provide safer transitions for older adults
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Dr. Hospitalist: Welcome to Hospital Medicine
July 1, 2011
Your hospital medicine questions answered
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In the Literature: HM-Related Research You Need to Know
July 1, 2011
Physician reviews of the latest research, including risks of preoperative tobacco use, timing of perioperative beta blocker use and outcomes, outcomes of atenolol vs. metoporopol for perioperative beta blockade, and continuous vs. bolus dose diuretics in CHF.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalists discuss the time-honored tradition of hospital payments to HM groups
July 1, 2011
Troy Ahlstrom, MD, SFHM, CFO of Hospitalists of Northern Michigan, a hospitalist-owned and -managed group based in Traverse City, and John Laverty, DHA, vice president of hospital-based physicians at HCA Physician Services in Nashville, Tenn., discuss hospital payments to HM programs
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How Is SIADH Diagnosed and Managed?
July 1, 2011
KEY POINTS: Clinical assessment of volume status is often inaccurate. Acute symptomatic hyponatremia is treated with 3% hypertonic saline. Chronic hyponatremia is managed with fluid restriction and salt tablets. Vasopressin receptor antagonists might play a role in chronic hyponatremia management.
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Global Perspective
July 1, 2011
Healthcare policy varies by country, but U.S. lags in key areas
