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Hospital-level care coordination strategies and the patient experience
October 2, 2018
Does patient experience correlate with specific hospital care coordination and transition strategies, and if so, which strategies most strongly correlate with higher patient experience scores?
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Does nurse-physician rounding matter?
September 13, 2018
Improved communication by timely nurse-physician rounding can lead to better outcomes for patients.
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Quality and safety of hospital care from the patient perspective
August 30, 2018
Can patient feedback support health services to measure and improve the quality and safety of patient care in the hospital?
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Hospitalists target inpatient glycemic control
August 13, 2018
Hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients is an extraordinarily common and growing problem.
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SHM aids national infection prevention and control effort
August 10, 2018
SHM was a key partner in the STRIVE program that sought to enhance infection prevention and control efforts.
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Documentation and billing: Tips for hospitalists
August 3, 2018
The goal is not to bill as much as possible but rather to document appropriately.
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HM18: ‘Things we do for no reason’
July 18, 2018
Physicians continue to practice low value care because of practice habits and lack of cost transparency.
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Addressing malnutrition and improving performance
June 22, 2018
It’s a widespread problem among admitted patients that often goes unrecognized.
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Creating a digital pill
June 20, 2018
It’s the latest development in a burgeoning field.
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Implementing a health literacy assessment
June 18, 2018
Limited health literacy is associated with poor outcomes – and it’s common.