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Hospitalists Match PCPs in Patient Satisfaction Scores
May 25, 2012
Results drawn from scripted patient-satisfaction telephone interviews.
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By the Numbers: -0.44
May 25, 2012
The average difference in length of stay between hospitalist groups and non-hospitalist groups.
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HIT Continues Spread Across Health Networks
May 25, 2012
The proportion of U.S. hospitals using health information technology has doubled in the past two years.
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Residents Plug Gaps in Professionalism Training
May 25, 2012
Residents can play a lead role in a program aimed at teaching commitment to the highest standards of excellence in medicine, to the welfare of patients, and to the best interests of the larger society.
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Efficacy, Diagnoses, Frequency Play Parts in Coverage Limitations
May 25, 2012
Medicare may only pay for items and services that are “reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or injury or to improve the functioning of a malformed body member,” unless there is another statutory authorization for payment.
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A Long, Interrupted Day
May 25, 2012
Hospitalist Daniel Bitetto spends a lot of time in meetings, teaching, and walking the halls of his 709-bed hospital.
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HHS Delays ICD-10 Compliance Date
May 25, 2012
HHS to announce a new compliance date.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Is Part-Time Hospitalist Work Right for You?
May 2, 2012
Part-time physicians report higher work satisfaction, less burnout, and greater work control
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ITL: Physician Reviews of HM-Relevant Research
April 26, 2012
Online calculator helps prevent post-op respiratory failure; new drug for long-term treatment of PE; benefits of triple therapy for COPD; knee-length compression stockings as good as thigh-length for PTS; video monitoring improves hand hygiene; asymptomatic bacteriuria often misdiagnosed as UTI; CT accurate for lower GI bleeding diagnosis; switch from albuterol to lavalbuterol to reduce tachycardia not recommended.
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Urinary Tract Infections Do Not Play a Significant Role in Chronic Kidney Disease
April 26, 2012
What is the association between childhood urinary tract infections and chronic kidney disease?
