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New SHM Members – January 2016
December 24, 2015
S. Godfrey, Alabama W. Mohamed, MD, Alabama S. Paladugu, MBBS, Alabama E. Razzouk, Alabama S. Bommena, MD, Arizona L. Ledbetter, NP, Arizona R. Nambusi, MD, Arkansas S. Asarch, California J. Barber, California M. Bikhchandani, California B. Boesch, DO, California C. Brown, California A.
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Parental Perceptions of Nighttime Communication Are Strong Predictors of Patient Experience
December 23, 2015
Clinical question: How does parental perception of overnight pediatric inpatient care affect the overall patient experience? Background: Restrictions on resident duty hours have become progressively more stringent as attention to the effects of resident fatigue on patient safety has increased.
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Hospitalists Can Lend Expertise, Join SHM’s Campaign to Improve Antibiotic Stewardship
December 22, 2015
The CDC estimates that drug-resistant bacteria cause approximately 23,000 deaths and about two million illnesses each year in the U.S.1 Such unfavorable statistics encouraged the White House to convene a forum on antibiotic resistance in June 2015.
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Effectiveness of Antipsychotics in Treatment of Delirium
December 21, 2015
Clinical questions: Are antipsychotics for the treatment of delirium safe and effective? Does efficacy differ between ICU and non-ICU settings? Does efficacy differ between first- and second-generation antipsychotics (SGA)? Background: Delirium is common in hospitalized patients.
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Predictors for Surgical Management of Small Bowel Obstruction
December 18, 2015
Clinical question: Are there clinical or computerized tomography (CT) findings that identify which patients will need early surgical management in adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO)? Background: Previous studies determined adverse outcomes resulting from delayed surgery in patients with
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Adding Advanced Molecular Techniques to Standard Blood Cultures May Improve Patient Outcomes
December 18, 2015
Clinical question: Does the addition of rapid multiplex polymerase chain reaction molecular techniques to standard blood culture bottle (BCB) processing, with or without antimicrobial stewardship recommendations, affect antimicrobial utilization and patient outcomes? Background: Standard BCB
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A Look at Speakers, Educational Tracks Planned for Hospital Medicine 2016
December 17, 2015
Get ready for hospital medicine’s main event—Hospital Medicine 2016 (HM16). SHM remains at the forefront of healthcare, leading the charge to provide the best care for hospitalized patients.
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Press Ganey Executive Urges Physicians to Embrace Hospital Medicine Care Model
December 16, 2015
James Merlino, MD, president and CMO of Press Ganey's strategic consulting division, wants to convince physicians around the country that hospital medicine is good healthcare as a whole. “[Hospitalists] are the holistic scorekeepers for a variety of medical conditions that a lot of physicians don
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Where Leading GOP Presidential Candidates Stand on Health Policies
December 15, 2015
As the long 2016 presidential election season draws on, Republican hopefuls strive to stand out among their fellow party candidates; however, many in the running remain tacit about specific policies on issues ranging from immigration to gun control and healthcare. “Many of these candidates … do n
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Some Readmission Risk Factors Not Captured by Medicare
December 14, 2015
Clinical question: Are there patient characteristics not currently measured by the Medicare readmission program that account for differences in hospital readmission rates? Background: The Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) financially penalizes hospitals with higher than
