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News
Is a Post-Discharge Clinic in Your Hospital’s Future?
December 1, 2011
A practice-changing perspective on hospitalized patients.
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The Buck Starts Here
December 1, 2011
High-performing HM groups have strong leaders; make sure you avoid programmatic pitfalls.
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News
Dr. Hospitalist: Multiple Variables Factor into HM Compensation
November 30, 2011
How should compensation be determined for the physicians to staff hospitals?
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Survey Insights: It’s All Written in Code
November 30, 2011
The 2011 State of Hospital Medicine report provides details about hospitalist coding practices.
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High-Tech Linens Could Reduce Bacteria in Hospital Settings
November 30, 2011
A company pitching bacteria-resistant hospital linens is studying just how effective their product can be in the hospital setting.
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You’ve Got (Post-Discharge) Mail
November 30, 2011
An automated email system that notifies both hospitalists and PCPs about post-discharge test results can help ensure results don’t fall through the cracks.
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Congrats to the Class of 2013
November 30, 2011
Clinical informatics is scheduled to offer board certification following its recent approval by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
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Opinion
Holdout Hospitals
November 30, 2011
Few U.S. hospitals operate without an HM service, but they do exist—for now.
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Seven-Day Schedule Could Improve Hospital Quality, Capacity
November 4, 2011
A new study evaluating outcomes for hospitals participating in the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program found no correlation between high performance on adhering to measures and care standards for acute myocardial infarction and for heart failure despite overlap between
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Intermountain Risk Score Could Help Heart Failure Cases
November 4, 2011
A risk measurement model created by the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, may one day be a familiar tool to HM groups. Known as the Intermountain Risk Score (http://intermountainhealthcare.org/IMRS/), the tool uses 15 parameters culled from complete blood counts (CBC)
