News
Questionable Benefit of Oral Chlorhexidine in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
August 21, 2014
For patients receiving mechanical ventilation, does routine oral care with chlorhexidine improve outcomes?
News
How Should Hyponatremia Be Evaluated and Managed?
- Charlie Madeira, MD;
- Dennis Chang, MD
August 1, 2014
Measuring patients’ plasma and urine osmolarity, assessing volume status with physical exam, treating with hypertonic saline, and monitoring serum sodium levels are recommended
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Opinion
Proper Inpatient Documentation, Coding Essential to Avoid a Medicare Audit
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
July 1, 2014
Tips to help your hospital medicine group ensure appropriate CPT coding
News
Yogurt May Reduce Clostridium Difficile Infection Rate
July 1, 2014
Incidence of C.diff cut by two-thirds among inpatients on antibiotics who ate yogurt at Pennsylvania-based hospital
News
Home Hospice Providers Offer Best Practices for End-of-Life Care
July 1, 2014
Hospice care techniques improved outcomes, comfort for dying patients
News
When Should You Suspect Kawasaki Disease as the Cause of Fever in an Infant?
- John Kanegaye, MD;
- Tatiana Gurevich-Panigrahi, MD;
- Weijen Chang, MD
July 1, 2014
Clinicians should be suspicious of KD in young infants with unexplained fevers lasting more than seven days
News
Which Patients Should be Screened for Hepatitis C Virus Infection?
- Alexander R. Carbo, MD, SFHM, FACP;
- And Joseph M.W. Li, MD, SFHM, FACP;
- Elana S. Rosenthal, MD;
- Jesse Theisen-Toupal, MD
June 1, 2014
Insufficient current screening strategies for people with high prevalence of chronic HCV infection should prompt hospitalists to improve screening rates in this population
News
How to Avoid Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations When Posting Patients’ Protected Health Information Online
June 1, 2014
Know which medical information must be de-identified before it’s shared over social media
News
Improved Mortality with CABG vs PCI in Multivessel Disease
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
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?
News
HM14 Special Report: The Future of the Healthcare Marketplace
March 26, 2014
Hospitalist and self-described "professional futurist," Ian Morrison, PhD, discussed the background and key issues of the Affordable Care Act at SHM's annual meeeting