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News
Palliative-Care-Focused Hospitalist Appreciates Training the Next Generation
August 29, 2012
Chithra Perumalswami, MD, says there are many aspects to caring for a patient as a palliative-care specialist and as a hospitalist that "really strike at the heart of what being a doctor is”
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News
Establish Rules of Engagement before Covering Ortho Inpatients
August 29, 2012
A provider wants to use adult hospitalists for coverage of inpatient orthopedic surgery patients. Is this acceptable practice?
News
Enhanced Provider-Patient Communication Improves Discharge Process
August 28, 2012
Teach-back can help effectively communicate the key teaching points hospitalized patients and their caregivers should take home
News
TH.org Survey: VTE Prophylaxis a Gray Area for Some Hospitalists
August 22, 2012
Some respondents unclear when extended VTE prevention is appropriate after discharge
News
Discordant Antibiotic Use in Pediatric UTIs Associated with Higher LOS
August 15, 2012
Study says better antibiotics, quicker discharge may better benefit patients
News
Report: Pharmacist-Led Interventions Don’t Reduce Medication Errors Post-Discharge
August 1, 2012
Unexpectedly low health literacy muted efficacy of post-discharge follow-ups, hospitalist says
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News
Collaboration Prevents Identification Band Errors
July 31, 2012
Can a quality-improvement collaborative decrease patient ID band errors?
News
Know Surgical Package Requirements before Billing Postoperative Care
July 31, 2012
With the growth of HM programs and the admission/attending role expansion, involvement in surgical cases comes under scrutiny for medical necessity.
News
Effective Physician Communication Correlates with Patient Safety
July 31, 2012
More patient safety incidents occurred at hospitals who ranked lowest on the quality of their physician communication.
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Spotlight on Medical Necessity
July 31, 2012
Patients, hospitalists caught in crosshairs of the observation status conundrum.
