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Rural hospitalists confront COVID-19
November 2, 2021
Hospital medicine continues to extend into rural communities and small rural hospitals.
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COVID-19 ICU visit restrictions add to staff stress, burnout
October 21, 2021
“Understanding the ways these restrictions impact providers and patients can help guide future interventions to improve communication with families and reduce provider burnout.”
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Geographic cohorting increased direct care time and interruptions
October 20, 2021
Does geographic cohorting improve hospitalist efficiency?
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Open ICUs giveth and taketh away
October 19, 2021
Do open ICUs improve or detract from patient care and education?
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Resident physician work-hour regulations associated with improved physician safety and health
October 13, 2021
Do consecutive work-hour restrictions for first-year resident physicians improve physician safety?
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Major insurers running billions of dollars behind on payments to hospitals and doctors
October 8, 2021
Substantial payment delays can be seen on Anthem’s books. On June 30, 2019, before the pandemic, 43% of the insurer’s medical bills for that quarter were unpaid, according to regulatory filings.
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Two Colorado nurses admit to stealing drugs from hospital patients
September 30, 2021
One nurse gained access to rooms of patients who weren’t assigned to her and diverted drugs from their pain-on-demand devices.
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Telehealth models of care for pediatric hospital medicine
September 29, 2021
Telehealth standards of care are the same as in-person care.
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Mean leadership
September 23, 2021
Leadership requires the investment of deliberate practice, financial acumen, negotiation skills, and increased vulnerability.
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Nurses ‘at the breaking point,’ consider quitting due to COVID issues: Survey
September 21, 2021
“Hospitals can have all the beds and all the rooms and all the equipment they want, but without nurses and others at the front lines to provide that essential care, none of it really matters.”