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Establish Rules of Engagement before Covering Ortho Inpatients
August 29, 2012
A provider wants to use adult hospitalists for coverage of inpatient orthopedic surgery patients. Is this acceptable practice?
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Enhanced Provider-Patient Communication Improves Discharge Process
August 28, 2012
Teach-back can help effectively communicate the key teaching points hospitalized patients and their caregivers should take home
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TH.org Survey: VTE Prophylaxis a Gray Area for Some Hospitalists
August 22, 2012
Some respondents unclear when extended VTE prevention is appropriate after discharge
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Discordant Antibiotic Use in Pediatric UTIs Associated with Higher LOS
August 15, 2012
Study says better antibiotics, quicker discharge may better benefit patients
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AHRQ’s Director Looks to Hospitalists to Help Reduce Readmissions
August 15, 2012
Carolyn Clancy, MD, urges hospitalists to "embrace the challenge"
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Budget Cuts Threaten Doctor-Aid Programs
August 9, 2012
As new programs to promote recruitment, training, and placement of more PCPs move forward, others are threatened with funding decreases or elimination
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Study: Collaborative Approach to Med Rec Effective, Cost-Efficient
August 7, 2012
Adverse-drug-event prevention is a “team game,” says researcher
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Report: Pharmacist-Led Interventions Don’t Reduce Medication Errors Post-Discharge
August 1, 2012
Unexpectedly low health literacy muted efficacy of post-discharge follow-ups, hospitalist says
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Insurers Promote Collaborative Approach to 30-Day Readmission Reductions
August 1, 2012
Payors offer readmissions programs, reporting mechanisms, beneficiary data
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Collaboration Prevents Identification Band Errors
July 31, 2012
Can a quality-improvement collaborative decrease patient ID band errors?
