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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: HM Chief Discusses Hospitalist Role in Patient-Centered Medical Home
July 2, 2012
Kevin Eichhorn, MD, hospital medicine chief at Dean Health System in Wisconsin, discusses the hospitalist’s role in the patient-centered medical home model
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Physician Assistants Key to HM Group Solutions
July 2, 2012
Dr. Martin Johns explains how rural hospitalist groups can overcome challenges and why physician assistants are key to that success
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New Study on Anticoagulation Therapies “Definitive Word” on Topic, Hospitalist Says
June 27, 2012
Study concludes drug choice should be individualized for each patient
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Report Highlights Strategies for Reducing AMI Mortality Rates
June 6, 2012
Participation from hospitalists, administrators critical for successful implementation
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: A neurohospitalist fellowship program director talks about the rise of the neurohospitalist model.
June 2, 2012
Kevin Barrett, MD, the director of the neurohospitalist fellowship program at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., talks about the rise of the neurohospitalist model.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Telestroke Expands its Reach
June 2, 2012
Advances make telemedicine better for stroke patients, their families, and the hospital
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A Day in the Life of Hospitalist Daniel Bitetto, MD
June 1, 2012
Meetings, phone calls, and stairwells comprised much of Dr. Bitetto’s 12-hour shift. In between, he quizzed and instructed residents, wrote a handful of orders and scripts, and met with hospital administration for nearly an hour. Check out the 10-minute video below.
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Training, Leadership, Commitment Integral to HM Improving Stroke Care
May 25, 2012
Are rank-and-file hospitalists adequately equipped to deal with stroke care?
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What Is the Role of Steroids in Septic Shock?
May 25, 2012
There is no role for steroids in sepsis in the absence of shock, nor is there a role for high-dose steroids in sepsis.
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
May 25, 2012
Initial trophic feedings effective for patients with acute lung injury; IM vs. IV benzodiazepines in status epilepticus; CDI risk following antibiotic cessation; Acid suppression associated with increased complications in CDI patients; perioperative statins and cardiac events in surgical patients; enoxaparin vs. unfractionated heparin during PCI; optimal serum potassium levels for AMI patients; PPIs superior to H2-blockers for lowering UGI bleeding following ACS and STEMI.
