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Hospital disaster preparation confronts COVID
August 2, 2021
“We weren’t able to grasp the scale [of COVID-19] at the outset. It does defy the imagination,” said Dr. Jason Persoff.
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Bullying in academic medicine rife, underreported
July 15, 2021
“We found that bullies are commonly men and senior consultants, while more than half of their victims are women,” said Dr. Harriette G.C. Van Spall.
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Opinion
“Enough English” to be at risk
July 13, 2021
One way to bypass language barriers is to recognize the value added by hiring and training bilingual health care providers.
Opinion
Malpractice claims from the COVID-19 pandemic: More questions than answers
July 10, 2021
While health care providers have medical liability protections during the pandemic, these protections may not prevent claims.
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Default EMR settings can influence opioid prescribing
July 6, 2021
Does changing the EMR default setting for opioid prescriptions change the quantity of opioids prescribed at discharge from the emergency department?
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Clinician practices to connect with patients
July 2, 2021
What practices foster physician presence and connection with their patients?
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Hotspotting does not reduce readmissions
July 1, 2021
Does the addition of the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Provider’s care-transition program prevent hospital readmission in high utilizers of health care services?
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Opinion
Reflections on 10 years of hospitalist productivity
June 21, 2021
Over the past decade there has been a significant change in how hospital medicine programs are financed.
News
U.S. News releases Best Children’s Hospitals list, with changes
June 15, 2021
“These rankings can provide an opportunity for some benchmarking, to see what other institutions are doing and how they’re able to deliver care.”
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Professional versus facility billing: What hospitalists must know
June 15, 2021
Hospitalists don’t often realize how much impact they have on their hospital’s revenue cycle and quality.
