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Staffing up for a "7-day" hospital

WEBThe intervention, which NYU Langone dubbed its “7-Day Hospital Initiative,” succeeded. A 37-month before-and-after study of the initiative found that average length of stay initially …

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Tearing down barriers to mental health resources

WEBOnce a closeted subject that could jeopardize their jobs and licenses, physicians’ need for mental health resources during the pandemic became a clear and …

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When should you measure hospital census

WEBAt UCSF, the study found, hospitalists’ average daily census peaked at 11 a.m. and was the lowest at 7 p.m., with an average delta between those two times of 9.1 …

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Home Hospitalist Jobs

WEBFeatured jobs. Job Title. ADULT HOSPITALIST IN MAINE. MaineHealth - Biddeford, Maine, United States. Join a community hospital setting near Portland, …

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Population health 101

WEBDavid A. Frenz, MD, is a hospitalist for HealthEast Care System in St. Paul, Minn., and is board certified in both family and addiction medicine. You can learn more …

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When it comes to improving patient care, redundancy is not a bad …

WEBDr. Gross says a primary goal of the team is to reduce admissions to the ICU by intervening in deteriorating patients before they need attention from critical care …

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Want better outcomes

WEBA UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN study delivers a provocative suggestion: The features of patient rooms may affect outcomes, at least among patients undergoing high …

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Choosing the right level of complexity in medical decision-making

WEBCPT’s definition of decision-making refers to the complexity of establishing a diagnosis and/or selecting a management option. The CPT recognizes four complexity …

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Managing difficult patients

WEBPublished in the September 2016 issue of Today’s Hospitalist. AS THE MOTHER of three children age 6 and under, Carrie Herzke, MD, claims that going grocery shopping with …

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Tough conversations: What to say when sharing a bad prognosis

WEBFOR HOSPITALISTS, tough conversations with patients about serious illness is a daily fact of life.Survey results published by the Journal of Palliative Medicine …

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Tiered safety huddles target zero harm

WEBWhen Ballad Health first adopted its zero harm initiative, it set itself a “30-90” goal: reducing a specific hospital-acquired condition by 30% within 90 days across the …

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Can't stop your patient from leaving AMA

WEBAt her facility, patients who leave AMA—1% of all discharges from the medical/surgical wards—have an incredibly high readmission rate: as much as 44% at …

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Handoffs: A fatal case of miscommunication

WEBSusan Shepard MSN, MA, RN, is director of patient safety education at The Doctors Company, a national medical malpractice insurer based in Napa, Calif. …

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Patients on the move

WEBWhen patients are admitted from observation on a subsequent date, the hospitalist should bill an initial hospital visit on the date of the inpatient admission. If …

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A new look at an old problem: missing clinical information

WEBThe study, which appeared in the Feb. 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, surveyed 253 Colorado primary care physicians about patient visits …

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How to ace the job interview process

WEBPlan on writing an individual note to everyone involved in the interview process, including all the principals. “And if you really want to score a home run,” Ms. …

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