News
Hospitalists Are Uniquely Qualified for Global Health Initiatives
March 11, 2014
From echocardiograms to ICUs, hospitalists in low-resource nations are “true generalists”
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News
Global Health Hospitalists Share a Passion for Their Work
March 2, 2014
International posts bring opportunities for healthcare providers to strengthen skills in physical exams, history-taking, teaching, quality improvement
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Brett Hendel-Paterson, MD, Discusses Advantages of Needs Assessments
March 2, 2014
The HealthPartners hospitalist and assistant professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota practices in HealthPartners’ Travel and Tropical Medicine Center in St. Paul, Minn., and is co-director of the UM/CDC online global health course
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Opinion
Problem Solving In Multi-Site Hospital Medicine Groups
March 2, 2014
Meetings, shared-staffing models can reduce hospitalist tension in multiple practice sites
News
Federal Grant Extends Anti-Infection Initiative
March 2, 2014
The American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) expand its program to reduce healthcare-associated infections
News
Patient Activation Measure Tool Helps Patients Avoid Hospital Readmissions
March 2, 2014
Connection shown between readmission rates, degree of patients' ability to manage pain, self-care post-discharge
News
Hospitalists Use Online Game to Identify, Manage Sepsis
March 1, 2014
Case-based interactive learning tool, Septris, teaching medical trainees importance of early diagnosis, treatment
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News
Should Unaffiliated Physicians Have Infusion Privileges?
March 1, 2014
Billing requirements, guidelines for alternate site infusion therapy
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Society of Hospital Medicine Creates Self-Assessment Tool for Hospitalist Groups
March 1, 2014
Assessment guide features 47 key characteristics, 10 guiding principles for hospital medicine groups
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News
How Will New Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Affect Medicare Reimbursements?
March 1, 2014
Program will have hospitalists identify appropriate metrics, patient attribution
