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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Hospitalist Program Peak Performance Sets Foundation for Improvement
Designed to reduce readmission rates in Illinois hospitals, HP3 program promotes better hospital medicine group performance through quality...
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Registration for ASHP’s Medication Safety Collaborative Still Open
SHM members can register for specialty meeting held within American Society of Health-System Pharmacist’s conference starting May 31 in Las Vegas...
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Hospital Medicine Movement Grows in Scope, Impact
Society of Hospital Medicine estimates more than 44,000 hospitalists in U.S. in 2014, nearly four-fold increase since 2003
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Society of Hospital Medicine Phases Out Inaccurate Nomenclature for Healthcare Professionals
Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists will no longer be called allied health provider, physician extender, or mid-level providers...
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Healthcare Changes Under Affordable Care Act Raise Concerns for Hospital Chief Financial Officers
Rise of healthcare consumerism, transparency in pricing, variation in cost of care, recapitalization expenses has complicated task of managing...
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Bill to Clarify Three-Midnight Rule for Medicare Patients Gains Support from Congress, Hospitalists
H.R. 1179 would eliminate confusion around hospital admission requirements to cover skilled nursing care; relieve financial burden for Medicare...
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State of the Art
A conversation about team-based, unit-focused care with Emory hospitalist Jason Stein, MD, SFHM
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Hospitalist Reviews on Healthcare-associated Infections, Mortality Benefit with Single Peripheral Pulmonary Emboli, Oral Anticoagulants to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
Also reviewed this month: comorbidities and avoidable hospital readmissions, effect of resident handoff bundles on medical errors, pediatric...
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Frustrated with Existing Systems, Hospitalists Collaborate to Improve Health Information Technology
Physicians at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting focus on end-user issues with electronic health records systems, medical informatics...
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Research, Innovation, Clinical Vignette Poster Winners Recognized at HM14
Posters on hospital-based educational programs, palliative care services, pediatric patient care honored at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual...