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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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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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Is Hospitalist Proficiency in Bedside Procedures in Decline?
May 25, 2012
As hospitalists are tasked with an ever-increasing array of responsibilities, performing bedside procedures is becoming more difficult for some
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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.
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More in the Affordable Care Act than the Mandate
May 25, 2012
The dual purpose of the ACA is patient protection and cost control.
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Survey Insights: HM’s Financial Support Requirement
May 25, 2012
HM groups becoming more sophisticated about how they account for the costs of their hospitalist programs.
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Hospitalists On the Move
May 25, 2012
Movers and shakers in hospital medicine; new business moves.
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Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp
May 25, 2012
Non-physician providers can register now for training at the Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp in October, co-hosted by SHM.
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CER: Friend or Foe?
May 25, 2012
Nationwide push is helping comparative-effectiveness research gain traction—and funding.
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Hospitalists Match PCPs in Patient Satisfaction Scores
May 25, 2012
Results drawn from scripted patient-satisfaction telephone interviews.