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Hospitalists Lead the Way for Hospital at Home Programs

Care at home is about improving the quality of medical care, Dr. Murphy said. Hospital at home is another approach to doing that in new ways. Quality metrics include transfers … See more

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Becoming a Well-being Advocate

WEBBecoming a Well-being Advocate. By. Swati Mehta, MD, FACP, CPXP, SFHM; Anna Zachwieja, MHA. May 1, 2023. By now, burnout and its related toll on …

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Pros and Cons of Clinical Observation Units

WEBEssentially, many see these units as a fine blend of clinical care, fiscal responsibility, and patient accountability. Among the benefits: Reduced admissions. On …

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Bringing Acute-Level Care to the Patient: Key Steps for Hospital at

WEBThe basic concept of hospital at home is to provide hospital-level, acute medical care to patients with acute medical needs, but to do so in their residences, with …

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Hospital at Home: Delivering hospital-level care without the hospital

WEBBy. Marina Farah, MD, MHA. May 25, 2021. The United States spends one-third of the nation’s health dollars on hospital care, amounting to $1.2 trillion in 2018. 1 …

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Hospital medicine and the future of smart care

WEBAccording to one estimate, the global smart home health care market was $8.7 billion in 2019, and is expected to be $96.2 billion by 2030. 6. Smart technologies …

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The Pros and Cons of Electronic Health Records

WEBAn electronic health record (EHR)—sometimes called an electronic medical record (EMR)—allows health-care providers to record patient information electronically …

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Six Interventions To Radically Improve the U.S. Healthcare System

WEBA series of articles published between The New England Journal of Medicine and the Harvard Business Review aims to discover and suggest solutions to the issues …

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Hospitalist Management Giant Emerges as Sound Physicians, …

WEBRichard Quinn. December 16, 2014. Sound Physicians’ recent acquisition of Cogent Healthcare creates the largest hospitalist management group in the country, which may …

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The Obesity Problem in U.S. Hospitals

WEBIn a Novation survey of VHA member hospitals released in December 2004, 28% of respondents reported an increase in workplace injuries—primarily back …

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12 Things Hospitalists Need to Know About Billing and Coding

WEBThe Hospitalist queried more than a handful of billing and coding experts about the advice they would dispense to clinicians navigating the reimbursement maze. …

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Managing mental health care at the hospital

WEBEncouraging a more holistic view of health across health care would be an important step to begin to address the problem – after all, the mind and the body are not …

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Use the Teach-Back Method to Confirm Patient Understanding

WEBThere are a few key things to remember as you perform teach-back. The first is to ensure you use a caring tone when speaking with your patients. Next, if you have …

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What Should I Do If I Get a Needlestick

WEBReview of the Data. After any needlestick injury, an affected healthcare worker should wash the area with soap and water immediately. There is no contraindication to …

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Managing alcohol withdrawal in the hospitalized patient

WEBBenzodiazepines are the mainstay of alcohol withdrawal treatment. Benzodiazepines work by stimulating the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor …

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Potential Role for Hospitalist: Physician Advisor

WEBThe physician advisor knows that the attending’s focus is patient care, and they attempt to mitigate the administrative interruption to the clinician’s day while making …

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Social media and health information: Empowering or misleading

WEBFerguson described e-Patients as “empowered medical consumers.” 1. Dr. Taru Saigal. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media and networking platforms – …

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LGBTQIA+ Patient Care

WEBLauren Titus, MD, a pediatric hospital medicine fellow at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, is interviewing LGBTQIA+ youth ages 12 to 20 to understand …

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How Hospitals are Tackling Violence

WEBNicole E. Webb, MD, FAAP, program director of the pediatric hospital medicine fellowship at Valley Children’s Hospital, a free-standing tertiary children’s …

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