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Opinion
Steps Hospitalists Should Take to Reduce Turnaround Time of Death Certificates
July 1, 2013
Timely completion can avoid holdups of burials, cremations, delays of life-insurance payouts and estate settlements
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News
Hospitalists Should Research Salary Range by Market Before Negotiating a Job Offer
July 1, 2013
Value of benefits package, pay per unit of work, bonuses are valuable metrics when comparing different jobs
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News
Advanced-Practice Providers Have More to Offer Hospital Medicine Groups
June 1, 2013
Advanced tasks, billable services should be assigned to APPs
News
Start Planning Now for HM14
June 1, 2013
SHM’s annual meeting in Las Vegas in 2014 will feature new pre-courses, CME-accredited sessions, and networking for hospitalists
News
Most Health-Care Professionals Use Personal Smartphones for Work
June 1, 2013
Nearly 90% of workers have used their own phones to conduct business, despite security risks
News
Digital Schedule Boards Improve Outcomes at South Carolina Hospitals
June 1, 2013
Tracking system for patients, surgery schedules, replaces dry-erase boards
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News
Hospitalists Should Refrain from Texting Patient Information
June 1, 2013
HIPAA regulations prohibit transferring patient-specific information via text message
News
Physician Reviews of Hospital Medicine-Related Research
June 1, 2013
Reviews include dabigatran vs. warfarin for extended VTE treatment, rivaroxaban for thromboprophylaxis, hypothermia protocol and cardiac arrest, and many more
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News
Work-Hour Restrictions Impact Staffing, Education for Academic Hospital Medicine
May 2, 2013
The addition of physician full-time equivalents, and nurse practitioners or physician assistants, is most notable change, according to the 2012 State of Hospital Medicine report
News
SHM To Award First Certificates of Leadership at HM13
May 2, 2013
Q&A with Thomas McIlraith, MD, SFHM, who will accept one of the Society of Hospital Medicine’s first Certificate of Leadership awards
