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Innovations: Quality, patient safety, and technology initiatives
October 2, 2017
Five innovations that can help hospitalists do their jobs better.
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With inpatient flu shots, providers’ attitude problem may outweigh parents’
September 22, 2017
Providers need to learn more about barriers to inpatient influenza vaccination.
News
Sneak Peek: Journal of Hospital Medicine – Sept. 2017
September 20, 2017
Read the latest research from the Journal of Hospital Medicine, the premier publication for dissemination of research and education for the specialty of hospital medicine.
News
Increase in sepsis incidence stable from 2009 to 2014
September 15, 2017
EHR-based analysis proves more accurate for determining sepsis incidence.
News
Bezlotoxumab may lower risk of C. difficile readmissions
September 11, 2017
A phase 3 drug trial shows promise for high-risk recurrent CDI patients after discharge.
Opinion
Bridging clinical medicine, research, and quality
September 2, 2017
An ongoing research effort seeks to combat catheter–associated urinary tract infections.
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FDA approves Vabomere for complicated UTI in adults
August 31, 2017
The new drug, administered by intravenous infusion, is expected to be available before the end of the year.
News
Even short-term steroids can be problematic
August 25, 2017
What is the frequency of short-term corticosteroid prescriptions and adverse events associated with their use?
News
Epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in the United States
August 24, 2017
What is the epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in adults in the United States?
News
Managing hospital- and ventilator-associated pneumonia
August 22, 2017
In 2016, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society updated their recommendations for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia.