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Larry Wellikson: Exceptional Hospitalists Bring Positive Change to Health Care Industry
- Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM
April 2, 2013
Boundless talent, energy, and commitment characterize hospital medicine's top leaders and their quest for better health care
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Educational, Networking Opportunities for Hospitalists Abound at HM13
April 1, 2013
A carefully planned schedule can help hospitalists maximize time spent at SHM’s annual meeting on May 16-19 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.
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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses for Hospitalists Thrive Online
April 1, 2013
Smaller physician budgets and waning pharmaceutical industry support for in-person events drive demand for virtual CME offerings
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SHM Sections Adds Global Health and Human Rights Category
April 1, 2013
New section reflects a growing interest among internal-medicine physicians in overseas placements
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Clarifying the Role of Hospitalists Focused on Family Medicine in the ICU
April 1, 2013
Lack of intensivist certification pathways for physicians results in shortage of ICU docs
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Record Number of Physicians Pass Hospice and Palliative Medicine Exam
April 1, 2013
A total of 3212 mid-career physicians certified in October 2012
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Hospital Medicine Leaders Set to Converge for HM13
March 1, 2013
Highlights of the Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting include sessions on the Choosing Wisely campaign, health care reform, and patient safety
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Choosing Wisely Campaign Initiatives Grounded in Tenets of Hospital Medicine
March 1, 2013
Sponsored by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, the campaign's mission to encourage better decision-making, improve healthcare quality, and decrease costs were also part of the initial motivation to develop hospital medicine
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Ten Clinical Decisions to Eliminate Wasteful Healthcare Spending
March 1, 2013
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Choosing Wisely campaign lists unnecessary treatments deemed not beneficial, and potentially harmful, to patients
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Special Interest Groups Target Healthcare Waste
March 1, 2013
New reports from HealthAffairs.org and the Commonwealth Fund point to wasteful spending, avoidable hospital readmissions