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LISTEN NOW! Two Additional Choosing Wisely Recommendations from Specialty Societies
June 1, 2014
Linda Cox, MD, president of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and Rahul Shah, MD, FACS, FAAP, co-chair of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s Patient Safety Quality Improvement Committee, offer recommendations for hospitalists
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State of the Art
May 1, 2014
A conversation about team-based, unit-focused care with Emory hospitalist Jason Stein, MD, SFHM
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Hospitalist Reviews on Healthcare-associated Infections, Mortality Benefit with Single Peripheral Pulmonary Emboli, Oral Anticoagulants to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
May 1, 2014
Also reviewed this month: comorbidities and avoidable hospital readmissions, effect of resident handoff bundles on medical errors, pediatric readmission rates, sepsis diagnoses
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Frustrated with Existing Systems, Hospitalists Collaborate to Improve Health Information Technology
May 1, 2014
Physicians at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting focus on end-user issues with electronic health records systems, medical informatics services
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Research, Innovation, Clinical Vignette Poster Winners Recognized at HM14
May 1, 2014
Posters on hospital-based educational programs, palliative care services, pediatric patient care honored at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting
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Hospitalists Share Patient Care Tips, Strategies at HM14 Annual RIV Competition
May 1, 2014
Research, Innovations, Clinical Vignettes (RIV) posters at Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting showcase daily check-in routines, physicians’ online paging tools
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Quality Improvement, Patient Safety Top Hospitalists’ Priority Lists at HM14
May 1, 2014
Pre-courses, breakout sessions, posters at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting focus on identifying, implementing successful QI projects
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Hospital Medicine Leaders Share Practice Management Pearls at HM14
May 1, 2014
Experts provide updates on best practices in day-to-day operation of hospitalist groups at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting
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Hospital Medicine Pioneer Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, Hits High Note at HM14
May 1, 2014
Dr. Wachter dresses as Elton John, serenades hospitalists at closing address of Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting
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HM14 Keynote Speakers Encourage Hospitalists to Deliver High-Quality, Low-Cost Patient Care
May 1, 2014
Hospital medicine leaders at Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting spell out specialty's top goals