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Clinical Care Conundrums Provide Learning Potential for Hospitalists
September 9, 2015
At A Glance Series: Hospital Medicine: Current Concepts Title: Clinical Care Conundrums: Challenging Diagnoses in Hospital Medicine Edited by: James C. Pile, Thomas E.
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Hospitalist-Led Quality Initiatives Plentiful at Community Hospitals
September 9, 2015
Community hospitals offer multiple opportunities for hospitalists to become involved in both quality assurance and quality improvement.
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Hospitalists Play Vital Role in Patients’ View of Hospital Stay
September 9, 2015
Special Reports Resident Education, Feedback, Incentives Improve Patient Satisfaction Hospitalists' Role in Improving Patient Experience: A Baldridge Winner's Perspective Cognitive, Emotional Memory Disconnect Impacts Patient Satisfaction Rise of the Chief Patient Experience Officer H
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Cognitive, Emotional Memory Disconnect Impacts Patient Satisfaction
September 8, 2015
Patients judge quality of medical care on emotional memory
Opinion
Why Hospitalist Morale is Declining and Ways to Improve It
September 2, 2015
[caption id="attachment_11094" align="alignright" width="250"] Some hospitals have begun to resist providing more support, and this translates into stress and lower morale for hospitalists.
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LISTEN NOW: Tales from the Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignette (RIV) Poster Competition
August 13, 2015
Hospitalists who presented RIV posters at HM15 talk about their projects. Dr. Brian Poustinchian worked on a bedside rounding study at Midwestern University in Illinois, and Dr.
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Maintaining Board Certification Has High Hidden Cost
August 11, 2015
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) maintenance-of-certification (MOC) program could cost $5.7 billion in physicians' time and fees over the next decade, according to a new model study. "We estimate that physicians will spend 33 million hours o
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Many Older Acute MI Patients Don’t Complete Rehab
August 11, 2015
(Reuters Health) - Most older adults who are hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction do not attend even one of the recommended cardiac rehabilitation sessions, according to a new study. Cardiac rehab increases physical and cardiovascular fitness through structured exercise and
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Listen Now: HM15 RIV Poster Presenters Discuss Research Projects
August 4, 2015
Two hospitalists who presented RIV posters at HM15 talk about their projects. Dr. Brian Poustinchian worked on a bedside rounding study at Midwestern University in Illinois, and Dr.
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PHM15: Writing and Publishing Quality Improvement (QI)
August 4, 2015
Presenters: Dr. Patrick Brady, Dr. Michele Saysana, Dr. Christine White, and Dr. Mark Shen. Session analysis: QI is about making positive changes in the delivery of healthcare. Multiple QI interventions are been implemented daily throughout our hospitals.