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LISTEN NOW: Monal Shah, MD, discusses exceptions for VTE admissions
Although patients with blood clots are oftentimes not admitted to the hospital, there are some exceptions.
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Tip-Top Tactics for Bedside Procedure Training
David Lichtman, PA, director of the Johns Hopkins Central Procedure Service in Baltimore, Md., says bedside procedure training should be...
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Hospitalists Are Frontline Providers in Treating Venous Thromboembolism
Nearly half of all venous thromboembolism (VTE) events occur during or soon after hospitalizations.1 And who are the frontline providers...
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How to Initiate a VTE Quality Improvement Project
While VTE sometimes occurs in spite of the best available prophylaxis, there are many lost opportunities to optimize prevention and reduce VTE...
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De-Escalation Training Prepares Hospitalists to Calm Agitated Patients
If a patient shows signs of agitation, Aaron Gottesman, MD, SFHM, says the best way to handle it is to stay calm. It may sound simple, but, in the...
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LISTEN NOW: Dr. Kendall Rogers, MD, SFHM, Encourages Hospitalists to Work as Part of Quality Teams to Achieve Glycemic Control
As SHM's glycemic control lead mentor and a hospitalist at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, Kendall Rogers, MD, CPE, FACP, SFHM,...
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LISTEN NOW: Kristen Kulasa, MD, Explains How Hospitalists Can Work with Nutritionists and Dieticians
Kristen Kulasa, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine and director of Inpatient Glycemic Control, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and...
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Insulin Rules in the Hospital
Although new medications to manage and treat hyperglycemia and diabetes continuously appear on the market, national guidelines and position...
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Hospitalists Should Play Vital Role in Managing Diabetic Inpatients
Hospitalists Should Play Vital Role in Managing Diabetic Inpatients
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American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation's Choosing Wisely Campaign Promotes Evidence-Based Patient Care
Specialty societies, consumer groups have identified more than 300 potentially harmful tests, procedures physicians should discuss with patients;...
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10 Choosing Wisely Recommendations by Specialists for Hospitalists
Medical societies list safe, cost-effective tests physicians should perform—and ones to avoid—when diagnosing patients
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LISTEN NOW! ABIM Foundation EVP/COO Explains How the Choosing Wisely Campaign Got Started, and Its Impact on the U.S. Healthcare System
Daniel Wolfson, MHSA, executive vice president and COO of the ABIM Foundation, discusses how the Choosing Wisely campaign got started and...
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LISTEN NOW! Two Additional Choosing Wisely Recommendations from Specialty Societies
Linda Cox, MD, president of American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and Rahul Shah, MD, FACS, FAAP, co-chair of the American Academy...
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Copper Considered Safe, Effective in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
A reader responds to concerns around proposed use of copper touch surfaces in hospitals
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Concern about Copper's Effectiveness in Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections
Despite its antimicrobial properties, copper plating should be done with foresight, caution