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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Hospitalist Program Peak Performance Sets Foundation for Improvement
May 2, 2014
Designed to reduce readmission rates in Illinois hospitals, HP3 program promotes better hospital medicine group performance through quality initiatives, project management techniques
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Registration for ASHP’s Medication Safety Collaborative Still Open
May 2, 2014
SHM members can register for specialty meeting held within American Society of Health-System Pharmacist’s conference starting May 31 in Las Vegas
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Bill to Clarify Three-Midnight Rule for Medicare Patients Gains Support from Congress, Hospitalists
May 1, 2014
H.R. 1179 would eliminate confusion around hospital admission requirements to cover skilled nursing care; relieve financial burden for Medicare patients, families
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State of the Art
May 1, 2014
A conversation about team-based, unit-focused care with Emory hospitalist Jason Stein, MD, SFHM
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Quality Improvement, Patient Safety Top Hospitalists’ Priority Lists at HM14
May 1, 2014
Pre-courses, breakout sessions, posters at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting focus on identifying, implementing successful QI projects
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HM14 Keynote Speakers Encourage Hospitalists to Deliver High-Quality, Low-Cost Patient Care
May 1, 2014
Hospital medicine leaders at Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting spell out specialty's top goals
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How Hospitalists Can Improve Efficiency on Inpatient Wards
May 1, 2014
Organized pre-rounding sessions; a prioritized order of patient rounds; succinct, timely discharge documentation can help facilitate patient throughput
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Copper Safe, Effective in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
April 2, 2014
A reader responds to concerns around proposed use of copper touch surfaces in hospitals
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Hospitalists Working Hard to Improve Patient Care
April 1, 2014
Physicians' use of educational content sponsored by Society of Hospital Medicine, other groups designed to provide better patient-centered care
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Hospitalists Can Help Bridge Gaps in Healthcare Access as Hospitals Cope with Mounting Financial Pressures
April 1, 2014
Amid hospital closures, staff cuts, hospitalists may need to expand spectrum of patient care beyond acute episodes