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Hospital Medicine Pioneer Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, Hits High Note at HM14
May 1, 2014
Dr. Wachter dresses as Elton John, serenades hospitalists at closing address of Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting
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HM14 Keynote Speakers Encourage Hospitalists to Deliver High-Quality, Low-Cost Patient Care
May 1, 2014
Hospital medicine leaders at Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting spell out specialty's top goals
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SHM Honors Best in Hospital Medicine
May 1, 2014
3,600 hospitalists gather as Society of Hospital Medicine bestows annual awards of excellence, masters in hospital medicine at HM14 meeting
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How Hospitalists Can Improve Efficiency on Inpatient Wards
May 1, 2014
Organized pre-rounding sessions; a prioritized order of patient rounds; succinct, timely discharge documentation can help facilitate patient throughput
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s HM14 Energizes Hospitalists, Sets Attendance Record
May 1, 2014
Some 3,600 physicians gather to learn, network at annual meeting in Las Vegas
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Hospitalists Share Strategies to Overcome Career-Related Struggles
May 1, 2014
From gender bias and career advancement challenges to the guilt some women feel spending time away from their children or communicating with their stay-at-home husbands, HM14 attendees searched for solutions to common issues
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Hospital-Acquired Clostridium difficile Blamed for Poor Sepsis Outcomes
April 30, 2014
Report on impact of hospital-onset C. diff infections stresses need for prevention
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Pre-Operative Beta Blockers May Benefit Some Cardiac Patients
April 30, 2014
Studies indicate beta blockers can lower post-operative risk of mortality, major cardiac events
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Better Medication Adherence with Intervention; Clinical Outcomes Unchanged
April 24, 2014
Does an intervention consisting of increased pharmacist involvement and education increase long-term medication adherence in patients after hospitalization for acute coronary syndrome?
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Improved Mortality with CABG vs PCI in Multivessel Disease
April 24, 2014
For patients with multivessel disease, which is the better approach for reducing long-term mortality: coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention?
