News
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Anticoagulant’s Receives FDA Approval to Treat Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism
November 8, 2012
Rivaroxaban's new indications for DVT, PE a "major breakthrough," experts say
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospitalists Must Grin and Bear the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Program
November 2, 2012
Developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) program is as much about documentation as it is about providing good care
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News
Why It’s Hard for Healthcare Providers to Say I’m Sorry
November 2, 2012
Disclosure with apology is the right thing for healthcare providers to do
News
Why It’s Hard for Healthcare Providers to Say I’m Sorry
November 2, 2012
Disclosure with apology is the right thing to do for heathcare providers
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Hospitalists’ Voices to be Heard on Capitol Hill
November 1, 2012
Hospital medicine leaders and colleagues join the Society of Hospital Medicine's "Hospitalists on the Hill" day to bring healthcare concerns before members of Congress
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New ‘Meaningful Use’ Exemption is Valuable Option for Growing Number of Hospitalists
November 1, 2012
Hospital-based eligible professionals do not qualify for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, or impending payment penalties for not being 'meaningful users' of EHR technology
News
Off-Label Use of Antipsychotics for Dementia Patients Discouraged
November 1, 2012
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) encourage hospitalists to reduce deaths from off-label prescription antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients
News
How is Acute Pericarditis Diagnosed and Treated?
November 1, 2012
Pericarditis is the most common pericardial disease encountered by hospitalists, and as many as 5% of chest pain cases unattributable to myocardial infarction (MI) are diagnosed with pericarditis
News
Guidelines Help Slash CLABSI Rate by 40% in the ICU
October 31, 2012
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
News
Society of Hospital Medicine Joins Fight to Delay Medicare Cuts that Reduce Pay for Hospitalists
October 17, 2012
Scheduled Medicare belt-tightening would trim hospitalists' compensation in 2013
