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Oseltamivir for Healthy Pediatric Inpatients with Influenza Unlikely to Yield Measurable Benefit
December 2, 2013
Study reveals no difference in duration of fever or hypoxia, rate of ICU transfer, length of stay
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Readmission Rates Not Effective Quality Measure of Pediatric Patient Care
October 23, 2013
Study finds low hospital volumes limit usefulness of data
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Hospitalist James O’Callaghan Finds Career Satisfaction in Pediatric Medicine
October 1, 2013
The former chemical engineering major gets gratification from treating today’s patients, improving healthcare for children
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine Marks 10th Anniversary
September 1, 2013
Record attendance, key issues addressed at annual meeting of pediatric hospitalists in New Orleans
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Record Attendance, Key Issues Highlight Pediatric Hospital Medicine’s 10th Anniversary
August 19, 2013
Annual meeting of pediatric hospitalists features high-level speakers, an in-depth look at unnecessary treatments, and the JCPHM recommending a 2-year fellowship
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Can Medicare Pay for Value?
August 2, 2013
Physician quality reporting system (PQRS) and physician value-based payment modifier (VBPM) plan could reward high-quality, low-cost health care
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Observation Status Designation in Pediatric Hospitals Is Costly
August 2, 2013
Study shows health-care costs for inconsistently coded observation stays substantially overlap with inpatient-status stays
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A History of Observation Hospital Stays in Pediatrics
August 2, 2013
Designation once used by physicians unsure of whether a patient's hospitalization would exceed 24 hours is now inconsistently applied in pediatric admissions
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine Aims to Define Itself
August 2, 2013
Future of pediatric hospitalists may involve more options than two-year fellowship leading to certification
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The Hospitalist Names New Pediatric Editor
July 1, 2013
Med-Peds trained, UC San Diego's Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP aims to expand pediatric leadership roles