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Intermountain Risk Score Could Help Heart Failure Cases
November 4, 2011
A risk measurement model created by the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, may one day be a familiar tool to HM groups. Known as the Intermountain Risk Score (http://intermountainhealthcare.org/IMRS/), the tool uses 15 parameters culled from complete blood counts (CBC)
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New Jersey Hospital Funds Care-Transitions “Coach”
November 4, 2011
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, N.J., has partnered with Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County to support care transitions for 350 chronically ill older patients.
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‘Smoothing’ Strategies in Children’s Hospitals Reduce Overcrowding
November 4, 2011
A report published online May 24 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine found that smoothing inpatient occupancy and scheduled admissions in 39 children’s hospitals helped reduce midweek overcrowding. Evan S.
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Academic Opportunity
November 2, 2011
HM12 expands educational, networking offerings for academic-minded hospitalists
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Should CMS Allow Access to Patient-Protected Medicare Data for Public Reporting?
November 2, 2011
Observational, database studies provide a powerful QI supplement vs. Unanswered questions, risks make CMS plan a bad idea
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Dr. Hospitalist
November 2, 2011
Peer Review Committee Is Best for Quality-of-Care Issues
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By the Numbers: $4,000
October 4, 2011
According to a new study in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics by MIT economist Joseph Doyle, a $4,000 increase in per-patient hospital expenditures equates to a 1.4% decrease in mortality rates.
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Transferring “Boarders” Could Save Millions
October 4, 2011
A pilot project that transferred “boarded” patients from one hospital’s ED to an inpatient bed at another nearby hospital in the same health system suggests that the concept could save hospitals millions. “Improvement in Emergency Department Treatment Capacity: A Health System Integration Approac
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High-Performing Hospitals Invest in QI Infrastructure
October 4, 2011
A new study evaluating outcomes for hospitals participating in the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program found no correlation between high performance on adhering to measures and care standards for acute myocardial infarction and for heart failure despite overlap between the s
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Joint Commission Launches Certification for Hospital Palliative Care
October 4, 2011
A new Joint Commission program offering advanced certification for hospital-based palliative-care services is accepting applications and conducting daylong surveys through the end of this month. As with the Joint Commission’s reviews of other specialty services (e.g.
