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Opinion
Ensuring a smooth data collection process
December 2, 2017
A quality improvement project provides a med student with an excellent opportunity to improve his clinical skills.
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Opinion
Physicians do not trust bone biopsy culture data
November 25, 2017
Summer research could help change the way physicians manage patients with osteomyelitis.
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Opinion
Higher hospital mortality in pediatric emergency transfer patients
November 15, 2017
Children who have had an emergency transfer event spend a longer time in the ICU and in the hospital.
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Opinion
Understanding patient process flow
November 15, 2017
A medical student’s project involves a series of initiatives to better understand the process flow of a patient.
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Opinion
Medical malpractice and the hospitalist: Reasons for optimism
November 9, 2017
The most common types of malpractice allegations made against hospitalists were related to medical treatment, diagnosis, and medications.
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Opinion
DACA: Time to act
November 9, 2017
A “dismantling” of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could exacerbate an already existing physician shortage in the U.S.
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Opinion
Coordinating data collection in a QI project
November 2, 2017
Conducting a successful quality improvement project requires one to be forward-looking.
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Opinion
Identifying the right database
November 1, 2017
The potential for finding the answers to many patient-care questions probably lies in the EMR data you already have.
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Opinion
Thinking about productivity: Survey data 2017
October 20, 2017
The high demand for hospitalists is probably the most significant force causing hospitalist compensation to rise faster than in most other specialties.
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Thinking about the basic science of quality improvement
October 15, 2017
Standardization can encounter resistance from physicians and other health care providers.
