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Mortality, Readmission Rates Higher for Patients on Opioids Before Hospitalization
March 6, 2014
Study finds increased risks for inpatients on chronic opioid therapy within six months prior to admission
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Global Health Hospitalists Share a Passion for Their Work
March 2, 2014
International posts bring opportunities for healthcare providers to strengthen skills in physical exams, history-taking, teaching, quality improvement
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Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier To Make Changes for Hospitalists
March 1, 2014
Shift in reimbursement toward quality of care expected to encourage comparison of costs charged by physicians, other hospital medicine groups to same Medicare patients
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Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine
March 1, 2014
The latest hospitalists to receive awards, earn promotions, or assume new leadership roles. Plus, HM group contracts, mergers, and acquisitions
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Minnesota-based Hospital Readmissions Reduction Campaign Earns Prestigious Award
February 6, 2014
Three receive John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for preventing more than 6,000 avoidable readmissions
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Tips for Landing Your First Job in Hospital Medicine
- Christine Bryson, DO, SFHM, FACP;
- Daniel I. Steinberg, MD, FHM, FACP
February 1, 2014
What hospitalist job seekers should consider, ways to impress potential employers, and how to close the deal
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Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine
February 1, 2014
The latest hospitalists to receive awards, earn promotions, or assume new leadership roles. Plus, HM group contracts, mergers, and acquisitions
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How Hospitalists Can Put SHM’s State of Hospital Medicine Survey to Work
- Beth Papetti;
- Val Akopov, MD, SFHM
February 1, 2014
HM leaders use data to reduce variation, promote best practices in multi-hospital group
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Reflections on the Hospital Environment
January 2, 2014
Great hospitalists exhibit superior communication skills, teamwork, and the ability to empathize with patients
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2014’s Top Healthcare Policy Issues Center on Performance, Quality
January 2, 2014
Key topics will include pay-for-performance models, expanding accountable care organizations, value-based purchasing, say hospitalist experts