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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)
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Pediatric HM Literature
November 4, 2011
Dexamethasone Ineffective in Critically Ill Infants with RSV
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New Jersey Hospital Funds Care-Transitions “Coach”
November 4, 2011
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, N.J., has partnered with Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County to support care transitions for 350 chronically ill older patients.
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‘Smoothing’ Strategies in Children’s Hospitals Reduce Overcrowding
November 4, 2011
A report published online May 24 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that smoothing inpatient occupancy and scheduled admissions in 39 children’s hospitals helped reduce midweek overcrowding. Evan S.
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Does Hospital Medicine Reinforce the Pillars of Career Satisfaction?
November 2, 2011
Flexible schedules, job security, andwork-life balance offset most concerns with stress, autonomy, and recognition.
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Opinion
Good Citizenship
November 2, 2011
Can a performance bonus help?
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Business Drivers
November 2, 2011
At SHM’s Leadership Academy, hospitalists get behind the wheel
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Survey Insights
November 2, 2011
A New Survey Approach
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Academic Opportunity
November 2, 2011
HM12 expands educational, networking offerings for academic-minded hospitalists
