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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
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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
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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
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Soaring Healthcare Expenses Draw Attention to Price Transparency As Cost Control
December 2, 2012
Physicians encouraged to consider impact of diagnostic and treatment decisions to help cut costs
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The Global Hospitalist
December 2, 2012
Hospitalist Nick Fitterman's new focus is providing Long Islanders a "model of wellness"
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iPad Rollout at UC-Irvine Medical Center Prompts Security Measures
December 2, 2012
Issuing iPads containing medical curriculum to students and resident physicians leads officials at the University of California's Irvine Medical Center to issue guidelines for monitoring technology use
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More Hospitals Report Zero Central-Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)
December 2, 2012
Nearly 70% of hospitals participating in a national safety program reported zero central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) during a quarter of 2011, up from 27.3% from the previous year
