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SHM Opposes Bill Eliminating Key Federal Agency
August 29, 2012
Legislation would eliminate funding for the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality
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SHM Can Help Learn More about Patient Satisfaction
August 29, 2012
SHM’s Practice Management Committee has a series of questions that address high-level topics about patient satisfaction surveys
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Code-H: Learn Hospital-Based Coding from National Experts
August 29, 2012
CODE-H will be presented via live webinar at SHM’s new online community, Hospital Medicine Exchange, enabling users to post messages to other users and the faculty
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Is ‘Meaningful Use’ Safe?
August 29, 2012
Despite CMS praise, clinicians are wary of health IT shortcomings
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How to Bridge Common Patient-Hospitalist Communication Gaps
August 29, 2012
When done effectively, communication can help hospitalists improve their patients’ sense of well-being and reinforce their adherence to medical treatments post-discharge
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Palliative-Care-Focused Hospitalist Appreciates Training the Next Generation
August 29, 2012
Chithra Perumalswami, MD, says there are many aspects to caring for a patient as a palliative-care specialist and as a hospitalist that "really strike at the heart of what being a doctor is”
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OB/GYN Hospitalists Emerge as a Specialty
August 29, 2012
The OB/GYN hospitalist field is growing
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Consumers Union Joins Hospital Safety Ratings Game
August 29, 2012
New hospital patient-safety ranking system released by independent consumer advocacy organization
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Ultrasound Joins Stethoscope as Portable Diagnostic Tool for Hospitalists
August 29, 2012
Procedure sees increased portability, wider application at the hospital bedside, and increased use by trained hospitalists
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By the Numbers: 1%
August 29, 2012
Share of physician job-search assignments from April 1, 2011, and March 31, 2012, that featured openings for independent, solo practitioners
