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20 Things Psychiatrists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
April 1, 2013
Psychiatrists offer tips about when, and how, hospitalists should seek mental health care for their patients
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The Future of ACOs Remains Cloudy
April 1, 2013
Lack of incentives, flexibility could limit ACO success, widespread implementation
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Why Hospitalists Should Spread the Good Word on Capitol Hill
April 1, 2013
Hospitalist and SHM Public Policy Committee member Rick Hilger talks about his experience last year participating in his first Hospitalists on the Hill event in Washington, D.C.
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SHM Sections Adds Global Health and Human Rights Category
April 1, 2013
New section reflects a growing interest among internal-medicine physicians in overseas placements
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Hospitalists Encouraged to Embrace Medicare’s VBPM Program Now
April 1, 2013
Adopting value-based payment modifier plan will help hospital medicine practices avoid penalties ahead of 2017 deadline
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Robotic Vaporizers Reduce Hospital Bacterial Infections
April 1, 2013
New technology decreases spread of C. diff, MRSA, other superbugs, research shows
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Digital Diagnostic Tools Unpopular with Patients, Study Finds
April 1, 2013
Patients fear computerized clinical decision support will reduce face time with physicians
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National Medicare Readmissions Study Identifies Little Progress
April 1, 2013
30-day hospital readmission rates stagnate, research shows
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Society of Hospital Medicine Launches Online Training Program for Hospitalists
March 2, 2013
SHM’s Hospital Quality & Patient Safety Online Academy courses help hospitalists prepare and lead quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes
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Hospital Medicine Advocates Aid in Securing $10 Million for National Quality Forum
March 2, 2013
Appeals to Congress by Society of Hospital Medicine members helped secure reauthorization of funding for NQF, a nonprofit organization designed to create consensus around national priorities in healthcare improvement