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What Should I Do If I Get a Needlestick?
October 1, 2010
Healthcare workers who suffer needlestick injuries require immediate identification and attention to avoid transmission of such infectious diseases as HIV, HBV, and HCV.
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Back to Basics
October 1, 2010
How hospitalist services can justify daily care
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Should hospitalists accept gifts from pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies?
October 1, 2010
CON: You might not know it, but samples and free lunches influence decisions
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Should hospitalists accept gifts from pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies?
October 1, 2010
PRO: Listen, learn, then make your own informed decision
Opinion
Volume Control, Part II
October 1, 2010
Additional staff, flexible hours can help solve unexpected surges
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Playground Politics
September 1, 2010
Congress continues to meddle with Medicare’s reimbursement formula
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Innovators Descend on Annual Pediatric HM Conference
September 1, 2010
More than 400 people attended the Pediatric Hospital Medicine annual conference July 22-25 in Minneapolis.
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Hospitalist/Intensivist Model Lowers Costs, Maintains Quality of Care
September 1, 2010
As the field of HM continues to mature, branch out, and is called upon to lead in the care of a larger cross-section of hospitalized patients, it is only natural that this includes the critically ill patient.
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Market Watch
September 1, 2010
New Generics Desloratadine tablets (generic Clarinex)1 Didanosine delayed-release capsules (Generic Videx EC)2 New Indications, Dosage Forms, and Recommendations Ganciclovir ophthalmic gel 0.15% (Zirgan) has been approved by the FDA for treating acute herpetic keratitis.3 The recommende
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Productivity Capacity
September 1, 2010
The beginning of what’s next in HM