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Decreased hospital LOS not associated with increase in 30-day readmission rates
March 22, 2013
Does decreased length of stay result in increased risk of 30-day readmission for hospitalized patients with acute medical illness?
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Femoral lines not associated with increased risk of bloodstream infections
March 21, 2013
Do central venous catheters in the femoral vein increase the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections as compared with those placed in the subclavian or internal jugular veins?
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FDA Recommends New Opioids Research Prove Abuse-Deterrent Properties
March 20, 2013
Agency aims to prevent abuse and misuse, while ensuring that patients in pain have access to important medicines
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Hospitalists on Alert as CRE Infections Spike
March 13, 2013
Antibiotic stewardship, contact precautions can help contain spread of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae infections
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Foundation Chips in to Reduce 30-Day Readmissions
March 13, 2013
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation organizes healthcare community coalitions to help limit avoidable rehospitalizations, among other initiatives
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: TKTK
March 2, 2013
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: TKTK
March 2, 2013
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Society of Hospital Medicine Launches Online Training Program for Hospitalists
March 2, 2013
SHM’s Hospital Quality & Patient Safety Online Academy courses help hospitalists prepare and lead quality initiatives to improve patient outcomes
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Survey Shows Five-Year Decrease in Employee Benefits, Paid Time Off for Hospitalists
March 2, 2013
Findings reported in SHM's 2012 State of Hospital Medicine survey
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Hospital Medicine Advocates Aid in Securing $10 Million for National Quality Forum
March 2, 2013
Appeals to Congress by Society of Hospital Medicine members helped secure reauthorization of funding for NQF, a nonprofit organization designed to create consensus around national priorities in healthcare improvement