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Fishing for a Diagnosis
November 1, 2006
A 63-year-old female with a history of hypertension and nicotine dependence presented with acute substrenal chest pain.
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SHM Heart Failure Research Program Awardees
November 1, 2006
Meet the winners
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Advocacy Efforts Continue in Support of Proposed E&M Increases
November 1, 2006
SHM intensified its advocacy efforts over the past several months in support of proposed changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule that would significantly increase payments to hospitalists for many services next year, if adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Membership and Marketing Initiatives
November 1, 2006
I joined SHM earlier this year to work with SHM’s Membership and Marketing staff. My role at SHM is to manage our growing organization’s communications. So what does that mean in real terms?
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The Hammer and the Anvil
November 1, 2006
The ethics of P4P for hospitalists
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Doctors of the American Frontier
August 2, 2006
Surgeon George Miller Sternberg Discussions of the mid-19th century American physician often conjure up images of the surgeons of the Civil War who tirelessly plied their trade during battle: “During the rest of the night and early morning, he [amputated] arms below the elbow and legs below t
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Rash Judgement
August 2, 2006
A 38-year-old, healthy, incarcerated, African-American man presented with a one-and-a-half year history of an eruption in his axillae
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Shift Perspectives
August 2, 2006
Consider a more healthful schedule for your group
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SHM Surveys Revisited
August 2, 2006
The Benchmarks Committee has had a busy 2006 so far.
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Virus Alerts
August 2, 2006
CDC issues warnings about two viruses with serious potential complications