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What is the best initial treatment of an adult patient with healthcare-associated pneumonia?
December 2, 2009
Case A 68-year-old man with hypertension, diabetes, and recent hip fracture with poor functional status presents from a nursing home with a productive cough, shortness of breath, and chills of two-day duration. He finished a five-day course of cephalexin for a urinary tract infection one week ago.
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Should group directors continue clinical practice?
December 2, 2009
You’ve recently accepted a position to direct a growing HM group. The group is likely to expand to 30 members in the coming two years. The position requires your full attention, and includes interacting with constituents and chairing the hospital’s quality committee. Should you make it a point to continue your clinical practice?
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In the Literature
December 2, 2009
The latest research you need to know
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Market Watch
December 2, 2009
New Generics Nateglinide (generic Starlix) tablets1 New Drugs, Indications, and Dosage Forms Abatacept (Orencia), a selective costimulation modulator used in treating moderate to severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), has undergone a label change regarding ear
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Clin-Admin Balance
December 1, 2009
HM group leaders toe the line between clinical and administrative work
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This Just Isn’t Working Out
November 2, 2009
Consider liability before terminating a physician-patient relationship
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Independent Partnership
November 2, 2009
Lynne Allen says HM and nurse practitioners can grow together
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Document Inspection
November 1, 2009
Double-check codes and notes for actual face-to-face encounters
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Healthcare Reform
November 1, 2009
What hospitalists need to know about changes in healthcare policy
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Curriculum Vitae 101
November 1, 2009
Strategies to help you write the all-important physician resume
