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Study: Rural Hospitals Behind IT Curve
October 1, 2011
Only a sliver of rural hospitals would meet the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) criteria to qualify for “meaningful use” of health information technology (HIT), according to a new study, but that could be a window for HM group leaders to take the reins of technology projects. “
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Our Wake-Up Call
October 1, 2011
Cost-shifting article paves way for improved transitions, systemwide QI
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: A Discharge Solution—or Problem?
October 1, 2011
Although helpful for some, discharge lounges won’t solve systemic bed-management issues
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Experts discuss strategies to improve early discharges
October 1, 2011
Emergency Nurses Association President AnnMarie Papa discusses patient partnerships; Ken Simone explains the pressures hospitals face in moving patients and potential incentives to get nurses on board the early-discharge train
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HM@15 – Are You Living Up to High Expectations of Efficiency?
September 2, 2011
Length-of-stay reductions are clear, but direct cost savings are tough to pin down
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Personalized Privileges
September 2, 2011
SHM membership is a lifelong investment
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Find Your Niche
September 2, 2011
Take your time, get a mentor, find your passion, and enjoy your career
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Dr. Optimization
September 2, 2011
Improved patient care fuels Holder’s passion for technology and systems change
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Purposeful Visits Enhance Hospitalized Seniors’ Quality of Life
September 1, 2011
An abstract presented at HM11, “Purposeful Visits for Hospitalized Elderly Patients,” describes a service at the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) in Denver that has shown improvements in participating patients’ mood, agitation, and orientation. The purposeful-visit program was started, says
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Fiddling As HM Burns
September 1, 2011
It’s time hospitalists start turning words into deeds
