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News
Shaun Frost: Call for Transparency in Healthcare Performance Results to Impact Hospitalists
January 1, 2013
The federal Institute of Medicine (IOM), entrepreneurs, and consumer groups ramp up the power of public reporting
News
Tailored Health IT Improves VTE Rates
December 26, 2012
Study shows value of electronic decision support tools, could spark physician buy-in
News
Hospitalists Take Greater Role in Assessing and Treating Pain
December 2, 2012
A multidisciplinary pain-management research group at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City pilots a program encouraging hospitalists to partner with nurses to focus on patient pain assessment and treatment
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Introducing Neuroquality and Neurosafety
December 2, 2012
How recent breakthroughs in brain science and related fields will impact quality improvement (QI) and patient safety in hospitals
News
The Quality Journey of Hospitalist David J. Yu
November 2, 2012
Hospitalist David J. Yu MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM began his quality journey by earning an MBA, then spending a week learning Lean process-management techniques
News
Hospitalists’ Voices to be Heard on Capitol Hill
November 1, 2012
Hospital medicine leaders and colleagues join the Society of Hospital Medicine's "Hospitalists on the Hill" day to bring healthcare concerns before members of Congress
News
Guidelines Help Slash CLABSI Rate by 40% in the ICU
October 31, 2012
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
News
VIDEO: Checklists Improve Outcomes, Require Care-team Buy-in
October 29, 2012
Quality experts explain how hospitalists can best utilize checklists during at the 7th annual Mt. Sinai Hospital Medicine Symposium in New York City
News
Hospitalists Can Be Prime Partners in QI, Patient Safety Efforts
October 24, 2012
Practice setting, staff relationships make hospitalists obvious champions of quality and safety initiatives
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Derek C. Angus discuss incorporating hospitalists into a tiered system of ICU care
October 10, 2012
Dr. Angus is chair of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
