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Better Prescription Practices Can Curb Antibiotic Resistance
October 13, 2014
Stewardship checklists, other recommendations to help hospitals keep antibiotic prescriptions in check
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Hospitalists Adopt Strategies to Become More Responsible Prescribers of Antibiotics
October 13, 2014
Antibiotic stewardship practices urged as antibiotic resistance emerges as global threat
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Hospitalist Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, FHM, Testifies Before Congress About Medicare
September 2, 2014
Outlines for lawmakers hospitalists’ concerns about two-midnight rule, observation status, audit program
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Derail Behavioral Emergencies in Hospitals
September 2, 2014
Staying safe, calm can help hospital staff de-escalate high-risk patient outbursts
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Specially-Trained Hospitalists Spearhead SHM’s Quality Improvement Programs
September 2, 2014
Hospitalist mentors discuss lessons taught, learned during SHM’s award-winning QI mentorship program
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LISTEN NOW: Mark Williams, MD, MHM, Discusses SHM’s Mentored Implementation Programs
September 1, 2014
Dr. Williams discusses the commitment made by mentors and the critical importance of site visits
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Hospital Patient Safety, Quality Movement Helped Propel Hospitalists
August 1, 2014
Early hospitalists well positioned to improve inpatient care, expand specialty
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Prediction Tool for Readmissions Due to End-of-Life Care
August 1, 2014
Factors used in prediction model can help identify end-of-life patients at high risk of readmissions, prioritize resources to minimize risk
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Project BOOST Pays Off
August 1, 2014
Applications for 2014 cohort of hospital readmissions reduction program accepted through August 30
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Choosing Wisely Case Competition Deadline Is September 9
August 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine award for winning case studies that implement high-value care principles of Choosing Wisely campaign
