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Non-Physician Providers Critical to Hospital Medicine Practices
January 2, 2009
Non-Physician Providers Critical to Hospital Medicine PracticesIn “Maximizing NPPs in Hospitalist Practices” (Practice Management, October 2008, p. 69), John Nelson, MD, implies a...
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Staffing Strategies
January 1, 2009
The benefits of varying the duration of the work day and eliminating fixed duration shifts
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It’s Good to Be Country
January 1, 2009
Longtime hospitalist extols the many benefits of working in a rural hospital
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When should a hospitalized patient be transfused?
January 1, 2009
CaseA 65-year-old male nursing home resident is sent to the emergency room with a productive cough, fever, and low blood pressure, and is diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia. He has a...
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Face-to-Face Improvement
January 1, 2009
New AMA terminology clarifies billing procedure for prolonged care services
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Medicare Modifications
January 1, 2009
Key legislation provisions will impact healthcare, hospitals, and hospitalists
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Beware Office Politics
January 1, 2009
Frustrated by workplace antics? Don’t play along; take the high ground
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The latest research you need to know
January 1, 2009
In This EditionAspirin plus extended-release dipyridamole and clopidogrel provide similar outcomes in stroke.Traditional readings of bedside chest radiographs are insensitive in detecting intraatrial...
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Inhaled Insulin: Troubled Drug Rises from the Ashes
January 1, 2009
Pfizer is out, but three competitors are charging ahead with production
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The latest research you need to know
December 2, 2008
Literature at a GlanceTight glucose control in critically ill patients is not associated with reduction in short-term mortality, but it is associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia.Intensive...
