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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.
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Judge tosses hospital staff suit over vaccine mandate
June 14, 2021
“Methodist is trying to do their business of saving lives without giving them the COVID-19 virus.”
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COVID-19 death toll higher for international medical graduates
June 11, 2021
These individuals are more likely to work in places where the incidence of COVID-19 is high and in facilities with fewer resources, according to the author of a new paper.
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Hospital acquisition had no significant change in the rate of readmission or mortality
June 8, 2021
How do hospital acquisitions or consolidations affect patient satisfaction, the rate of readmission, and the mortality rate?
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Improving racial and gender equity in pediatric HM programs
June 8, 2021
Be wary of conscious biases and the mental burden placed unfairly on underrepresented minorities in your institution.
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Texas hospital workers sue over vaccine mandates
June 7, 2021
The lawsuit hinges on a section of the federal law that authorizes emergency use of medical products.
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Better ways to handle in-hospital conflicts
June 4, 2021
Managing conflicts better can improve patient care but can also benefit clinicians.
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Hospital medicine leaders offer tips for gender equity
June 2, 2021
Flexible work opportunities can help boost female physicians’ careers.
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Visa worries intensify pandemic stress for immigrant hospitalist moms
June 1, 2021
Immigrant hospitalists go through years of expensive training with extensive background checks, yet they’re classified as second preference (EB-2) workers.