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Fellow in Hospital Medicine Spotlight: Rachel Thompson, MD, FHM
June 1, 2013
Dr. Thompson developed a glycemic-control center to improve insulin ordering in her hospital, Harborview Medical Center in Seattle
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Start Planning Now for HM14
June 1, 2013
SHM’s annual meeting in Las Vegas in 2014 will feature new pre-courses, CME-accredited sessions, and networking for hospitalists
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RIV Presenters at HM13 Explore Common Hospitalist Concerns
June 1, 2013
Defensive medicine, malpractice claims are popular topics of Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes poster competition
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Hospitalists Share Information, Insights Through RIV Posters at HM13
June 1, 2013
A Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes competition finalist promotes checklist to reduce missed doses of VTE prophylaxis
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Quality Improvement (QI) Remains a Central Theme at HM13
June 1, 2013
Hands-on demonstrations at SHM pre-courses help hospitalists translate QI to bedside
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Fix for Sustainable Growth Rate Formula a Top Priority
June 1, 2013
A Congressional bill to replace SGR physician payment system may come this year, say insiders
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Hospitalists Urge Congress to Reconsider Medicare’s “Observation Status” Rules
June 1, 2013
Policy complicates managing patients’ transitions to skilled nursing facility, say physicians
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Hospital Medicine Leaders Flock to HM13 for Answers, Encouragement
June 1, 2013
Successful practice management is a concern for many hospitalists
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Pediatric Hospitalist Charts Decade-Long Journey in Health Care
June 1, 2013
From would-be vagabond to visionary, Mark Shen, MD, challenges peers to define value in hospital medicine
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A Future in Hospital Medicine Comes into Focus
June 1, 2013
Opportunity for direct patient care just one benefit of following hospitalist track