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Joint Commission Launches Certification for Hospital Palliative Care
October 4, 2011
A new Joint Commission program offering advanced certification for hospital-based palliative-care services is accepting applications and conducting daylong surveys through the end of this month. As with the Joint Commission’s reviews of other specialty services (e.g.
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HM@15 – Is Hospital Medicine a Good Bet for Improving Patient Satisfaction?
October 1, 2011
No longer on defense, hospitalists position themselves as team leaders who boost perceptions of care
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Our Wake-Up Call
October 1, 2011
Cost-shifting article paves way for improved transitions, systemwide QI
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: A Discharge Solution—or Problem?
October 1, 2011
Although helpful for some, discharge lounges won’t solve systemic bed-management issues
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Experts discuss strategies to improve early discharges
October 1, 2011
Emergency Nurses Association President AnnMarie Papa discusses patient partnerships; Ken Simone explains the pressures hospitals face in moving patients and potential incentives to get nurses on board the early-discharge train
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Find Your Niche
September 2, 2011
Take your time, get a mentor, find your passion, and enjoy your career
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SQUINT Is Looking Out For You
August 3, 2011
New QI portal offers searchable database of tried-and-true projects
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Are You Delivering on the Promise of Higher Quality?
August 3, 2011
Studies hint at improved quality with HM, but imperfect measures and little comprehensive data spur calls for more research
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Discharge improvement
July 1, 2011
Project BOOST helps hospitals provide safer transitions for older adults
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HM=Improved Patient Care
June 1, 2011
Healthcare heavyweights confident hospitalists will make a difference
