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Public Opinion about Healthcare Reform Becomes More Positive
May 29, 2016
The Affordable Care Act has been law for six years, and during that time, 20 million uninsured nonelderly Americans have been able to acquire health insurance.
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Tips for Improving Early Discharge Rates
May 29, 2016
Discharging patients before noon has many advantages: It creates open beds to accommodate the surge in admissions in the afternoon and helps minimize the bottleneck in system-wide patient flow, says Ragu P.
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Register for Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016
May 28, 2016
Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2016 (PHM16), the premier educational conference for pediatric hospitalists and all clinicians involved in the care of hospitalized children, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago from July 28 to 31. PHM16 will provide in-depth review and challenge participants in
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New SHM Members – June 2016
May 28, 2016
B. Abdalsm, MD, MPH, Alabama A. Aboutalib, Alabama D. Adams, MD, Arkansas A. Afzal, MD, FACP, Arizona J. Aheam, MD, California S. Ahluwalia, MBBS, California A. Alhusseini, MD, FAACP, MBchB, California L. Anderson, MD, California K. Arunachalam, MD, California B. Asalone, California L.
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Chronic Kidney Disease Risk with Proton Pump Inhibitors
May 27, 2016
Clinical question: What is the association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and incident chronic kidney disease (CKD)? Background: Medication use may play a potential role in the increasing prevalence of CKD.
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Risk Factors for Pseudomonas, MRSA in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
May 27, 2016
Clinical question: What risk factors could predict the likelihood of Pseudomonas and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized with healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP)? Background: Patients identified with HCAP have an increased risk for multi-drug-resistant p
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Keys to Success on the Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine Exam
May 26, 2016
The next sitting for the Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine maintenance of certification (MOC) exam is November 10.
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Update on the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
May 26, 2016
In 2014, the Society of Hospital Medicine endorsed the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact as a way to address divergent physician licensing requirements among states.
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Stella Fitzgibbons, MD, FHM, Relishes the Variety, Interactions of Hospitalist Practice
May 25, 2016
Stella Fitzgibbons, MD, FHM, was an engineer for several years after college. But there wasn’t enough working with people for her taste. So she moved into internal medicine.
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Updated CHEST Guidelines for Antithrombotic Therapy of VTE
May 23, 2016
Clinical question: What are the current recommendations for antithrombotic therapy in various venous thromboembolism (VTE) scenarios? Background: VTE is commonly encountered with a multitude of therapeutic options.
