News
Less is More When it Comes to Blood Transfusions
- Nita Shrikant Kulkarni, MD
March 20, 2014
Does a restrictive transfusion strategy with a hemoglobin trigger of less than 7g/dL improve outcomes as compared with a more liberal strategy?
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Shift from Productivity to Value-Based Compensation Gains Momentum
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
February 1, 2014
Hospitalists should expect larger portion of pay to be measured by costs, quality, outcomes as Medicare expands value-based purchasing program
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Opinion
Beware Mid-Career
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
February 1, 2014
As hospital medicine matures, physician satisfaction gains importance
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News
Networking Opportunities Abound at HM14
February 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting prime venue for hospitalists to meet, mingle with mentors, colleagues in hospital medicine
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Opinion
Performance Evaluation Program for Individual Physicians Directional at Best
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
January 2, 2014
Concerns about applying the Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation measurement system to hospitalists
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Two Major Studies Show Benefits of CAUTI Reduction Measures
December 2, 2013
Hospitalists improve outcomes with appropriate, prompt catheter removal
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Six Interventions To Radically Improve the U.S. Healthcare System
December 2, 2013
Hospitalists can be pivotal in leading shift to lower cost, high quality, patient-centered care
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SHM Backs Medicare Reimbursement for End-of-Life Care Counseling
December 2, 2013
Proposed legislation would cover advance-care planning consultations between patients, healthcare providers
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Pros and Cons of Clinical Observation Units
- Deepak Asudani, MD, MPH, FHM;
- Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP
November 1, 2013
Hospital COUs can prevent inpatient admissions, reduce healthcare costs, and shorten lengths of stay, but the patient-care model has raised concerns
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Clinical Vignettes 101
- Alfred Burger, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Chad S. Miller, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Elizabeth A. Paesch, MD
November 1, 2013
How to develop, write, and submit a clinical vignette for presentation at a scientific meeting