Opinion
John Nelson, MD: A New Hospitalist
January 1, 2013
How the hospital medicine practice has changed greatly over the past three decades
News
Host of Factors Play Into Hospitalist Billing for Patient Transfers
January 1, 2013
Know your role in patient tranfers and avoid common billing mistakes
News
Position Paper on Critical-Care Debate Did Not Address Family Practice Physicians in ICU
January 1, 2013
The main thrust of the paper, "The Critical-Care Debate" article in The Hospitalist, October, 2012 issue, focuses specifically on physicians trained in internal medicine
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More Hospitalists Opt for Part-Time Work Schedules
January 1, 2013
Key issues that physicians should address in their part-time employment contracts
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Hospitalist Edward Ma, MD, Embraces the Entrepreneurial Spirit
January 1, 2013
Dr. Ma is combining his knowledge of healthcare management with his experiences as a hospitalist and medical director to develop a consulting business
News
Tailored Health IT Improves VTE Rates
December 26, 2012
Study shows value of electronic decision support tools, could spark physician buy-in
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TeamSTEPPS Initiative Teaches Teamwork to Healthcare Providers
December 26, 2012
Hospitalists have an important role in improving team function
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Performance Disconnect: Measures Don’t Improve Hospitals’ Readmissions Experience
December 13, 2012
Two new studies find little improvement between quality measures, 30-day readmissions
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Hospitalist Approach Good Model for Managing Patients
December 6, 2012
Coordinating services between hospital subspecialists could improve patient care
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Experts discuss how HM group’s rely on locum tenens
December 2, 2012
Listen to Robert Bessler of Sound Physicians and Brent Bormaster of StaffCare explain the importance locums physicians and agencies, and why HM groups find them a staffing necessity