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Opinion
Coordinated Approach May Help in Caring for Hospitals’ Neediest Patients
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
May 2, 2013
Care plans for frequent fliers can reduce readmission rates, ED visits, and stress
News
Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2012 Guidelines: Updates For the Hospitalist
- Antonio D. Gomez, MD;
- Division OF;
- Sima Pendharkar, MD, MPH
May 2, 2013
Updates bring new tools for early recognition, effective management of sepsis patients
News
Physician Reviews of Hospital Medicine-Related Research
- Anar Mashruwala, MD;
- Division OF;
- Edwin Santa, MD;
- Elizabeth Wantuch, MD, MS;
- Nathan E. Derhammer, MD, FAAP, FACP;
- Seena Abraham, MD;
- Shirin Poonja, DO
May 1, 2013
Reviews include BNP-driven fluid management, 30-day readmission patterns, hospitalists’ workload and patient safety, permanent atrial fibrillation, low-dose thrombolysis for PE, and many more
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News
Hospitalists Encouraged to Join Hospital Committees Early
May 1, 2013
Serving on committees improves hospitalist practice health, grants hospital-wide exposure
Opinion
Communication Key to Peaceful Coexistence for Competing Hospital Medicine Groups
May 1, 2013
Encouraging rival hospitalists to work together on committees and clearly defining each group’s territory can alleviate tension
News
Documentation, CMS-Approved Language Key to Getting Paid for Hospitalist Teaching Services
May 1, 2013
The teaching physician is paid for their personal and medically necessary service in providing patient care
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News
15 Things Dermatologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
May 1, 2013
Experts offer tips to assess dermatologic cases
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News
Rival Hospitalists Can Bring Havoc, or Healthy Competition to Hospitals
May 1, 2013
Encouraging competing hospital medicine groups to work together amicably under one roof can be a challenge, say hospital executives
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News
SHM Tallies Ratio of Hospital Respondents’ Observation Admissions to Inpatient Admission Encounters
April 2, 2013
Included in the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2012 State of Hospital Medicine Report, the new metric was added due to increased hospital observation encounters
News
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Provision Carries Pay Raise for Some Hospitalists
April 2, 2013
Hospitalists who care for Medicaid patients will see a pay increase in 2013 and 2014 under ACA payment parity rules