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Dartmouth Atlas: Little Progress Reducing Readmissions
November 30, 2011
The newest Dartmouth Atlas report documents little progress in decreasing 30-day readmissions, and identifies a link nationally between readmissions rates and the overall intensity of inpatient care.
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You’ve Got (Post-Discharge) Mail
November 30, 2011
An automated email system that notifies both hospitalists and PCPs about post-discharge test results can help ensure results don’t fall through the cracks.
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Congrats to the Class of 2013
November 30, 2011
Clinical informatics is scheduled to offer board certification following its recent approval by the American Board of Medical Specialties.
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By the Numbers: 209,000
November 30, 2011
Projected total number of adult in-hospital cardiac arrests that are treated with a resuscitation response each year in U.S. hospitals is 209,000.
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Quality, Defined
November 30, 2011
What hospitalists can learn from Potter Stewart.
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Seven-Day Schedule Could Improve Hospital Quality, Capacity
November 4, 2011
A new study evaluating outcomes for hospitals participating in the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program found no correlation between high performance on adhering to measures and care standards for acute myocardial infarction and for heart failure despite overlap between
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Intermountain Risk Score Could Help Heart Failure Cases
November 4, 2011
A risk measurement model created by the Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, may one day be a familiar tool to HM groups. Known as the Intermountain Risk Score (http://intermountainhealthcare.org/IMRS/), the tool uses 15 parameters culled from complete blood counts (CBC)
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New Jersey Hospital Funds Care-Transitions “Coach”
November 4, 2011
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, N.J., has partnered with Jewish Family and Children’s Services of Greater Mercer County to support care transitions for 350 chronically ill older patients.
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Should CMS Allow Access to Patient-Protected Medicare Data for Public Reporting?
November 2, 2011
Observational, database studies provide a powerful QI supplement vs. Unanswered questions, risks make CMS plan a bad idea
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High-Performing Hospitals Invest in QI Infrastructure
October 4, 2011
A new study evaluating outcomes for hospitals participating in the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines program found no correlation between high performance on adhering to measures and care standards for acute myocardial infarction and for heart failure despite overlap between the s
