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News
Firearms’ injury toll of $3 billion just ‘a drop in the bucket’
October 24, 2017
Real cost of firearms injuries could be drastically higher than has been estimated, researcher said.
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News
The opioid epidemic and its impact on the health care system
October 24, 2017
Here are strategies hospitalists can employ to combat the growing use and abuse of narcotics.
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Study: EHR malpractice claims rising
October 20, 2017
Claims involving EHRs have more than doubled in the last 7 years, according to an analysis.
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Walking the halls of power
October 10, 2017
Our health care system needs to improve and innovate, and hospitalists are well positioned to create that change.
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News Flash! Nocturnists are in high demand
September 11, 2017
There remains a great deal of variability in the widespread use of nocturnists for nighttime coverage in U.S. hospitals.
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Communication tools improve patient experience and satisfaction
August 24, 2017
In a culture prioritizing clinical outcomes above all, there can be a tendency to lose sight of one of the most critical aspects of providing effective care: the communication skills that build and foster physician-patient relationships.
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News
A passion for education: Lonika Sood, MD
August 15, 2017
Inspired by a family of teachers and physicians, Dr. Lonika Sood recently joined the editorial advisory board of The Hospitalist.
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News
How to manage submassive pulmonary embolism
- Deepak Vedamurthy, MD;
- Elizabeth Wenqian Wang, MD, FACP;
- Haiyun Wang, MD
August 14, 2017
Use pulmonary angiographic data, clinical stability, and analysis of other comorbid conditions to decide the best treatment modality for an individual patient with submassive pulmonary embolism.
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Patrick Conway leaves CMS for Blue Cross and Blue Shield
August 10, 2017
CMS Deputy Administrator Patrick Conway will start as president and CEO of Blue Cross NC on Oct. 1.
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Opinion
Scheduling patterns: Time for a change?
- Kimberly Eisenstock, MD, FHM
June 6, 2017
Thought leaders in the hospital medicine field have expressed concern that a one-size-fits-all schedule model is a threat to the well-being of many physicians and, by extension, the sustainability of their hospital medicine groups.