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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Culture of Medicine Must Change, Watchdog Group Says
January 4, 2012
Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS, director of Somerset, Ky.-based Health Watch USA, discusses the lingering difficulty in changing the culture of medicine to embrace such proven HAI interventions as basic hand hygiene and checklists
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AMA Policy Opposes Switch to ICD-10
December 20, 2011
New coding system disproportionately burdens physicians in practice, but hospital-tied organizations maintain it will boost quality
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Martin Buser and Bryce Gartland discuss directors’ impact on HM program success
December 1, 2011
HM directors are the most important predictor of group success; leaders should devote time and resources to coaching and mentoring their hospitalists
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Lauren Doctoroff discuss BIDMC’s postdischarge clinic
December 1, 2011
Dr. Doctoroff discusses how BIDMC’s postdischarge clinic works and the patients who need it the most
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to CDC expert Carolyn Gould and Emory hospitalist Ketino Kobaidze discuss C. diff prevention
December 1, 2011
Dr. Gould outlines actions needed to prevent C. diff infections in your hospital; Dr. Kobaidze talks about why HM leaders should promote hand hygiene
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Physician leaders discuss JHM’s new editor-in-chief
November 2, 2011
HM pioneer Bob Wachter and former Annals of Internal Medicine editor Harold Sox talk about why Andy Auerbach is a good choice
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to JHM’s first editor-in-chief talk about HM’s only peer-reviewed journal
November 2, 2011
Mark Williams, MD, FHM, explains why HM needs its own peer-reviewed journal and how JHM has evolved since its 2006 launch
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to hospitalists Greg Misky and Tosha Wetterneck discuss career satisfaction
October 3, 2011
Tosha Wetterneck, MD, and Gregory Misky, MD, discuss career-satisfaction trouble spots and provide advice to HM leaders about keeping their teams happy
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalists discuss how HM can improve patient satisfaction
October 1, 2011
UCSF's Diane Sliwka pairs hospitalists with special training with novice hospitalists during bedside procedures; UC Denver's Ethan Cumbler thinks HM is a must-fit in the larger framework of improving patient satisfaction
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Pros and Cons of a Super-Commuter Lifestyle
October 1, 2011
Transportation expert Alan Pisarski discusses the stresses and mitigating factors of mega-commutes; EmCare CEO Mark Hamm explain how his company partners with client hospitals