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Predicting 30-Day Readmissions
November 10, 2016
Rates of 30-day readmissions are of major concern to hospitalists
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Ramping Up Telehealth’s Possibilities
November 10, 2016
Congress is considering the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act, intended to modernize the way Medicare reimburses telehealth services and to expand locations and coverage
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Everything You Need to Know About the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
November 9, 2016
BPCI might be a game-changer for HM because it’s the first of the bundled-payment initiatives that truly falls direct to the care provided by hospitalists
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Present Your Research, Innovations, and Clinical Stories at Hospital Medicine 2017
November 8, 2016
SHM is now accepting submissions for the Hospital Medicine 2017 Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes abstract and poster competition
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Become a Fellow in Hospital Medicine
November 8, 2016
SHM’s Fellow designation is a prestigious way to differentiate yourself in the profession of hospital medicine
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Hand Hygiene Improves Patient Safety
November 7, 2016
Does improving hand hygiene compliance from a high level to a very high level reduce healthcare-associated infections?
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Traditional Hand Hygiene Audits Can Lead to Inaccurate Conclusions about Physician Performance
November 7, 2016
Does direct observation underestimate physician compliance with hand hygiene (HH) compared to other professional groups due to the Hawthorne effect?
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SHM Rolls Out New Structure for Leadership Academy 2017
November 6, 2016
New for Leadership Academy 2017, Strategic Essentials (formerly Leadership Foundations), Influential Management, and Mastering Teamwork will be available to all attendees regardless of previous attendance
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Improving the Care of Patients with COPD
November 6, 2016
Check out SHM’s free guide and toolkit to improve the care of patients hospitalized for an exacerbation of COPD
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Hospitalists Need to Rethink the Way They Evaluate Students
November 5, 2016
Feedback ensures trainees remain on track to meet expected goals and standards
