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Fishing for a Diagnosis
November 1, 2006
A 63-year-old female with a history of hypertension and nicotine dependence presented with acute substrenal chest pain.
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SHM Heart Failure Research Program Awardees
November 1, 2006
Meet the winners
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Advocacy Efforts Continue in Support of Proposed E&M Increases
November 1, 2006
SHM intensified its advocacy efforts over the past several months in support of proposed changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule that would significantly increase payments to hospitalists for many services next year, if adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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Membership and Marketing Initiatives
November 1, 2006
I joined SHM earlier this year to work with SHM’s Membership and Marketing staff. My role at SHM is to manage our growing organization’s communications. So what does that mean in real terms?
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The Hammer and the Anvil
November 1, 2006
The ethics of P4P for hospitalists
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Working-Class Crisis
November 1, 2006
Hospitalists should be concerned that the number of uninsured continues to rise
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Healthcare Down Under
November 1, 2006
Australia begins pilot hospitalist program
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A Day’s Work
November 1, 2006
24 hours in the life of a Baltimore hospitalist
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Morphine’s Modest Origin
October 2, 2006
Pain is a powerful motivator. Any physician will tell you that pain is the catalyst for patients who have spent a lifetime avoiding the medical system to seek medical help.
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Hot Potatoes
October 2, 2006
Valued patients or hot spuds?