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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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The Quality Journey of Hospitalist David J. Yu
November 2, 2012
Hospitalist David J. Yu MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM began his quality journey by earning an MBA, then spending a week learning Lean process-management techniques
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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
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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
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VIDEO: Checklists Improve Outcomes, Require Care-team Buy-in
October 29, 2012
Quality experts explain how hospitalists can best utilize checklists during at the 7th annual Mt. Sinai Hospital Medicine Symposium in New York City
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Hospitalists Can Be Prime Partners in QI, Patient Safety Efforts
October 24, 2012
Practice setting, staff relationships make hospitalists obvious champions of quality and safety initiatives
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Derek C. Angus discuss incorporating hospitalists into a tiered system of ICU care
October 10, 2012
Dr. Angus is chair of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Joaquin Cigarroa, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University, discuss the overlap of cardiology and hospital medicine
October 10, 2012
Dr. Cigarroa is clinical chief of cardiology at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM, discusses the differences in opinion over the SHM/SCCM critical care fellowship proposal
October 10, 2012
Dr. Dressler is associate professor of internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and a former SHM board member
