News
Accountable-Care Organizations on the Horizon for Hospitalists
November 15, 2012
HM groups should assess move from fee-for-service model, leading hospitalist says
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: SHM Board Member Eric Siegal Offers Advice to Manage Scope Creep
November 9, 2012
Dr. Siegal talks about the the need for clarity and consistency in comanagement scenarios
News
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Anticoagulant’s Receives FDA Approval to Treat Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism
November 8, 2012
Rivaroxaban's new indications for DVT, PE a "major breakthrough," experts say
News
U.S. Army Supports Rapid Deployment of Hospital Practice
November 2, 2012
How a U.S. military combat support hospital team remains ready to erect a fully functioning tent hospital in 72 hours
News
Five Ways Hospitalists Can Prevent Overextending Their Services
November 2, 2012
Increasing face time with specialist colleagues can help hospitalists avoid making their scope of practice too broad
Opinion
John Nelson: Heavy Workloads
November 2, 2012
Dearth of data doesn’t green-light high patient census
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News
Five Ways to Enhance Your Hospital Medicine Group’s Efficiency
November 1, 2012
Steps hospitalist groups can take to make hospital care safer, faster, less costly and more satisfying
News
Off-Label Use of Antipsychotics for Dementia Patients Discouraged
November 1, 2012
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourage hospitalists to reduce deaths from off-label prescription antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients
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News
Relationship Between Red Blood Cells and Protein Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Young Infants Defined
November 1, 2012
What is the association between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) red blood cell (RBC) counts and protein concentrations in infants younger than 57 days of age?
News
How is Acute Pericarditis Diagnosed and Treated?
November 1, 2012
Pericarditis is the most common pericardial disease encountered by hospitalists, and as many as 5% of chest pain cases unattributable to myocardial infarction (MI) are diagnosed with pericarditis
