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    ‘I can handle it’– The state of hospitalist group backup systems

    January 31, 2017

    It took my hospital medicine group 20 years to implement a formal backup system. Of all the reasons we resisted creating a backup system, foremost was that we did not want to mandate additional work.

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    Have you Googled yourself lately?

    January 6, 2017

    With a majority of patients relying on physician ratings, hospitalists might consider countermeasures.

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    U.S. health care policy: What lies ahead?

    January 5, 2017

    Uncertainty is the new normal – still, experts say hospitalists are primed to help shape American health care.

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    Ready for post-acute care?

    January 5, 2017

    As PAC expands, hospital medicine’s role – and leadership – will be key.

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    Effective hospitalist roles for NPs, PAs

    December 16, 2016

    Single-site study offers success story, isn’t one-size-fits-all solution.

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    Seeing the Future of Hospital Medicine

    December 15, 2016

    Hospitalists touch the lives of patients and shape health systems’ practices and health policy on a national and international scale according to an editorial titled “The Next 20 Years of Hospital Medicine: Continuing to Foster the Mind, Heart, and Soul of Our Field.”1 “This editorial was my refl

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    Promoting the Health of Healthcare Employees

    December 15, 2016

    Provisions in the Affordable Care Act encourage hospitals to work with their communities to improve population health.

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    Tips for Working with Difficult Doctors

    December 9, 2016

    Intimidation, verbal outbursts, refusing to perform tasks—what to do when a nightmare doc is on your team

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    Strategies for Preventing Patient Falls

    December 8, 2016

    Between 700,000 and 1 million people fall each year in U.S. hospitals, and about a third of those result in injuries that add an additional 6.3 days to hospital stays, according to a report from the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare. Some 11,000 falls are fatal.

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    Helping Patients Quit Smoking

    December 8, 2016

    Inpatient hospitalization can be a key time for patients to quit smoking, according to an abstract called “No More Butts: An Automated System for Inpatient Smoking Cessation Team Consults.”1 “Tobacco smoking continues to be one of the most important public health threats that we face,” says lead