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Scheduling patterns in hospital medicine
- Rachel George, MD, MBA, CPE, SFHM
October 26, 2017
Two scheduling patterns are emerging in hospital medicine – smaller programs are utilizing a Monday to Friday schedule and larger programs are utilizing a 7-on-7-off schedule.
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When do patients with SSTIs require hospital admission and IV antibiotics?
- Christopher Sankey, MD, SFHM;
- Julia Perry, MD;
- Robert Fogerty, MD
October 23, 2017
Skin and soft tissue infections encompass a wide variety of clinical presentations and severity, and can be mimicked by a number of noninfectious medical conditions.
News
Hospitalists struggle with opioid epidemic’s rising toll
- Bryn Nelson, PhD
October 17, 2017
Amid a worsening crisis, a harsh, new light illuminates the inpatient side of opioid prescriptions.
News
Hospital readmissions penalties now in 5th year
- Larry Beresford
September 19, 2017
Critics have questioned whether hospitals should be held accountable for readmissions, whether 30 days is the correct time frame for that accountability, and whether some hospitals might be taking the penalty hit rather than investing in care transitions.
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More studies show Medicaid expansion has benefited hospitals
- Kelly April Tyrrell
September 12, 2017
Any contraction of the Medicaid expansion offered through the Affordable Care Act will reduce overall health insurance coverage and could have important financial implications for U.S. hospitals.
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Epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in the United States
- Alan Hall, MD
August 24, 2017
What is the epidemiology of meningitis and encephalitis in adults in the United States?
Opinion
The role of NPs and PAs in hospital medicine programs
- Danielle Scheurer, MD, MSCR, SFHM;
- Tracy Cardin, ACNP-BC, SFHM
July 14, 2017
Hospitalist nurse practitioner and physician assistant providers have been a growing and evolving part of the inpatient medical workforce, seemingly since the inception of hospital medicine.
News
Hospitalists’ scope of services continues to evolve
- Johnbuck Creamer, MD, SFHM
July 13, 2017
The 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Report shows the continuation of prior trends in hospital medicine groups’ scope of admittance and comanagement services.
News
Hospitalist movers and shakers
April 28, 2017
An introduction to this year’s high achievers in hospitalist medicine.
News
What drives readmissions within 90 days after MI hospitalization
- Bruce Jancin
April 26, 2017
WASHINGTON – Cardiologists and hospitals gear up for switch to Medicare bundled payments for acute MI.