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Hospitalists’ Potential Impact in Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2014
The rise of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a group of healthcare providers who are answerable for the overall care of patients assigned to them, inclusive of quality and cost, accelerated as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Insulin Rules in the Hospital
November 10, 2014
Although new medications to manage and treat hyperglycemia and diabetes continuously appear on the market, national guidelines and position statements consistently refer to insulin as the treatment of choice in the inpatient hospital setting.
“When patients are admitted to the hospital, our stand
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Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
November 3, 2014
Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
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Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be Better
November 3, 2014
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When Should You Decolonize Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitalized Patients?
- Karen Clarke, MD, MPH, MS, FHM, FACP
November 2, 2014
When Should You Decolonize Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitalized Patients?
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State of Hospital Medicine Report an Evaluation Tool for Hospital Medicine Groups
- William A. Landis, MD, FHM
November 2, 2014
State of Hospital Medicine Report an Evaluation Tool for Hospital Medicine Groups
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10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
November 2, 2014
10 Things Obstetricians Want Hospitalists to Know
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Hospitalists Should Play Vital Role in Managing Diabetic Inpatients
November 2, 2014
Hospitalists Should Play Vital Role in Managing Diabetic Inpatients
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Hospital Stipends, Employment Models for Hospitalists Trends to Watch
October 15, 2014
Hospital medicine group leaders use data from State of Hospital Medicine Report to forecast changes
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Nonclinical Factors Influence Hospital Readmissions
October 15, 2014
Patients' socioeconomic status, functional ability at home play role in rehospitalization risk