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H. Richard Nesson Fellowship Recipients NamedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hospitalists Cheryl Clark, MD, SD, and LeRoi Hicks, MD, MPH, are this year’s 2009 H. Richard Nesson Fellowship recipients. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - November 20, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: organizations

Health News of the DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Exercise remodels the brain, making it more stress-resistant (in rats, at least) http://bit.ly/QHkMUAnother study: Regular consumption of alcohol reduces the risk of heart disease by 30-50% http://bit.ly/FZQl3Young athletes should be screened for heart disease with 2 tests rather than 1: ECG and echocardiogram http://bit.ly/176Nuu55% of adult Americans don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine according to a poll http://bit.ly/...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 19, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info

Health News of the DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Older people who walk slowly are 3 times more likely to die of heart disease than older people who walk faster - BMJ http://bit.ly/40mPqW)Battery of tests given to a single patient having a heart attack adds up to the radiation dose of 725 chest X-rays http://bit.ly/4tzuKWNew U.S. breast cancer guidelines recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s. Guidelines suggest women 50 to 74 only get a mammogram every...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 17, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info

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is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:U.S. primary care visit duration increased from 18 to 20.8 minutes from 1997 to 2005 http://bit.ly/AIP07Study Shows Just an Hour of Meditation Training Brings Results in Pain Management http://bit.ly/2zzJ7oWorkers exposed to high levels of bisphenol A (BPA) were 4-7 times more likely to report sexual function problems http://bit.ly/tNyxi"Should physicians pay for their own CME to avoid ethical entanglements?" http://bit.ly/4...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 12, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info

Feature: CMS cuts could make hospitalists out of cardiologistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its 2010 physician fee final rule last week with cuts to cardiology practices averaging 27 percent, the American College of Cardiology has expressed adamant opposition, and its CEO, Jack Lewin, MD, said that this will cause the shuttering of practices. However, former CMS Administrator Thomas A. Scully explained how the agency is limited by finite funding and growing pressures to fund other areas of healthcare. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
Source: Cardiovascular Business News - November 5, 2009 Category: Cardiology Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Health News of the DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug Byetta about possible kidney problems, including renal failure http://bit.ly/1UOjwB"Who are the sleepiest people in the US?" Source: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report http://bit.ly/4djMWPX-rays showed 78 different items of cutlery in a 52-year-old woman's stomach http://bit.ly/4iojkQMayo Clinic: 10 great health foods for eating well http://bit.ly/sGLgF"Hospitals with hospitalists have...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 4, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info

AAFP's 63rd PresidentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Shortly after Dr. Lori J. Heim was installed as the American Academy of Family Physicians' 63rd president, we sat down with her to find out her priorities for the year ahead. Here's what Dr. Heim, a hospitalist at Scotland Memorial Hospital in Laurinburg, N.C., had to say: (Source: Family Practice News)
Source: Family Practice News - November 1, 2009 Category: Primary Care Authors: LORI J. HEIM Tags: Q & A Source Type: news

Determinants of Hospitalist Efficiency: A Qualitative and Quantitative StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Using qualitative and quantitative methods, the authors develop and test hypotheses about the impact of hospitalists on efficiency and quality of care relative to teaching teams. Departure of actual from self-perceived benefits for hospitalists, both individually and collectively, is studied. It was found that hospitalists are, on average, more efficient diagnosticians and/or enhance throughput, as evidenced by having relatively lower charges, through reductions in testing and length-of-stay, than teaching teams. Much of that benefit is concentrated among patients admitted by intensivists. The authors find little evidence ...
Source: Medical Care Research and Review - October 30, 2009 Category: Health Management Authors: Dynan, L., Stein, R., David, G., Kenny, L. C., Eckman, M., Short, A. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals

Hospitals mandating use of smartphones for affiliated doctorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From American Medical News:63% of physicians already own smartphones and many have discovered that they can be a valuable work tool. Now some hospitals are buying smartphones for affiliated doctors and mandating use.Henry Ford Medical Group in Detroit purchased BlackBerry phones for all 1,204 of its physicians. The BlackBerry has become a "tremendously popular time-saver, for example, physicians can give patients their direct cell phone numbers rather than the number to an answering service."While Henry Ford's physicians have the ability to access patient records via their BlackBerry phones, few do because of the limitatio...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 28, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: hospitalist Source Type: info

Health News of the DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Walt Disney offering refunds for “Baby Einstein” videos purchased since 2004, admitting they did not increase intellect http://bit.ly/4qgBGdThis month's Journal of Hospital Medicine is focused on hospitalists as medical educators http://bit.ly/4u7P43 via @medpedshospM. D. Anderson Cancer Center mission statement: to “eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation and the world” http://bit.ly/utzka"Worst Case: Choosing Who Sur...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 26, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info

Is a Hospitalist Career for You?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More and more physicians are becoming hospitalists. Compared to an office practice, it can offer more variety, regular hours and less overhead. On the other hand, it can be unpredictable and lacks the long-term relationships with patients that many physicians treasure. If you’re thinking of making the switch, you’ll find everything you need to know in this package. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - October 25, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

First steps in your job searchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Whether just done with residency, an experienced hospitalist seeking new work, or a private practice physician transitioning to hospitalist work, a job hunt, at the outset, is an exercise in information-gathering. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Hospitalists and primary care physicians: Strategies for keeping in touchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With the rapid and sustained growth of the hospitalist movement, cooperation between teams of physicians becomes even more critical. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

From private practice to hospital medicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Alfred J. Maher, MD, differs from most hospital physicians in that he didn't begin working as a hospitalist soon after residency. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Is a hospitalist career for you?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The hospitalist career path is among medicine's fastest growing specialties. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Hospital medicine by the numbersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Society of Hospital Medicine's most recent bi-annual survey, which covers 2007-2008, indicates that hospitalists are young (the mean age is 40) and almost two-thirds (65 percent) are male. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Source: Modern Medicine - October 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: info

Social Media Related Tweets and InsightsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From my Twitter account:Google Chrome is available as a Portable download - no install needed, runs from a USB drive http://bit.ly/2i5lETPresentation: The web as a tool - rather than a threat http://bit.ly/dvCiR Dr. Berk, CEO of University of Rochester Med Center, discusses his spinal cord injury on YouTube http://ping.fm/x7hp2 The Happiness Project: "Eight Excellent Tips for Living that My Parents Gave Me" http://bit.ly/1ERjyP Unintended consequences. When a hospitalist's year-end bonus is based on how short the average patient length of stay is: http://bit.ly/3qmTtm Tweets are not research articles - they are 140-charact...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 22, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info

99 Best Blogs for Pre-Med StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
These blogs will give pre-med students the upper hand on medical knowledge, current events and health care answers. Recognized as a vital learning tool for pre-med students and patients alike, medical blogs are a must-read for education and entertainment. Whether you are applying to medical school, already enrolled or just have an affinity for medicine, these blogs will further your interest, make you laugh often and maybe even prompt you to write a blog of your own! Student Blogs All pre-med students have been in your shoes. They had to take the MCAT, apply to medical schools and make the grades to graduate. Reading helpf...
Source: LPN to RN Blog - October 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Authors: Site Administrator Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: info

ABFM, ABIM Collaborate to Launch Hospital Medicine PilotEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The American Board of Family Medicine, or ABFM, has announced that it is joining forces with the American Board of Internal Medicine, or ABIM, to establish a pilot program for Recognition of Focused Practice, or RFP, in Hospital Medicine. The announcement is welcome news to AAFP President-elect Lori Heim, M.D., of Vass, N.C., a hospitalist who says she sees many benefits in such recognition. But she cautions that any RFP program that might result from the pilot should not be used to limit the scope of family physicians who practice the full scope of family medicine, including both inpatient and outpatient medicine. (Source...
Source: AAFP Professional Issues - October 7, 2009 Category: Practice Management Source Type: organizations

Hospitalists may reduce time in hospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
CHICAGO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- High-risk surgery patients experienced shorter hospital stays when seen by internists trained in managing medical complications, U.S. researchers found. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 5, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

SHM's Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation Targets HyperglycemiaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
October 5, 2009 (SHM) - The Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) is announcing the launch of its new Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation (GCMI) project. Now in place in 30 hospitals across the country, the new program will improve early detection and treatment of hyperglycemia in hospitalized patients. Diabetes is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and the fourth most common co-morbid condition complicating all hospital discharges. Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, in hospitalized patients complicates a variety of illnesses and is an independent risk factor for adverse outcomes. GCMI, supporte...
Source: Diabetes News from dLife.com - October 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: dlife Source Type: info

How To Reduce Hospital Stays And Increase Patient SatisfactionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A Loyola University Health System study has found that high-risk surgery patients experienced significantly shorter hospital stays when they were seen by general internists trained in managing medical complications in surgical patients. Patients who underwent high-risk orthopaedic surgeries experienced shorter stays when their care was co-managed by hospitalists and their surgeons. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 2, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopaedics Source Type: news

How to reduce hospital stays and increase patient satisfactionEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Loyola University Health System) High-risk surgery patients experienced shorter hospital stays when their care was co-managed by hospitalists and their surgeons, a study has found. And, patients reported they were treated by doctors with more courtesy and respect. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 1, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Workers Should Get Both Flu VaccinesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The spread of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) has focused new attention on the need to vaccinate health care workers against influenza. In addition to prompting calls for mandatory immunization of health care staff, the emerging pandemic has highlighted the risk ofahospitalized patients becoming infected with influenza during their stay. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: MICHELE G. SULLIVAN Tags: News Source Type: journals

Beta-Blockers Backed for Many Surgical Patients: European panel issues first guidelines.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BARCELONA — Pre- and perioperative treatment with a beta-blocker is an important part of managing cardiac risk in selected patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, according to new guidelines from the European Society of Cardiology. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: MITCHEL L. ZOLER Tags: News Source Type: journals

Pediatric Hyponatremia Still a ThreatEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The infrequent but potentially lethal problem of hyponatremia in hospitalized children can be prevented with safety checks, reminders, and education throughout various hospital areas, according to patient safety experts. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JEFF EVANS Tags: News Source Type: journals

Weight-Based Correction Improves Insulin Dosing: Compared with a sliding-scale method, the protocol improved glucose control in hyperglycemic inpatients.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ATLANTA — Using a weight-based method for calculating insulin correction dosing resulted in superior blood glucose control, compared with a traditional sliding-scale method, in a pilot study of hyperglycemic inpatients at a 421-bed community hospital. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: MIRIAM E. TUCKER Tags: News Source Type: journals

Vital Signs: Medicare, Medicaid Stays Account for 60% of Hospital CostsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Tags: News Source Type: journals

Don't Halt Beta-Blockers During Acute Heart FailureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BARCELONA — The common practice of discontinuing beta-blocker therapy during hospitalization for an acute exacerbation of heart failure is counterproductive, according to a French randomized trial. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: BRUCE JANCIN Tags: Cardiovascular Medicine Source Type: journals

HEART Score Predicts Outcomes in Patients With Chest PainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
BARCELONA — A new scoring system for categorizing patients who present with chest pain to the emergency department proved to be a strong discriminator of acute coronary syndrome and the risk of major adverse cardiac events within 6 weeks in a Dutch multicenter validation study. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: BRUCE JANCIN Tags: Cardiovascular Medicine Source Type: journals

Diagnostic Challenges Are Anticipated in Pandemic FluEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
VAIL, COLO. — Recent anecdotal reports suggest that the diagnosis of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) should not be ruled out by a negative upper respiratory tract specimen in a patient with pneumonia. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: BRUCE JANCIN Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Bacterial Coinfection a Factor In Fatal Pandemic H1N1 CasesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Bacterial coinfections likely played a role in almost one-third of fatal cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in the United States, based on data from 77 patients published online in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: HEIDI SPLETE Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: journals

Should health care workers be required to be immunized against influenza?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ms. Nutty is president of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices currently recommends vaccination against both seasonal influenza and pandemic influenza A(H1N1) when vaccines become available. Because of their close proximity to sick people, health care workers are among the priority groups to receive both vaccines. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: CHRISTINE J. NUTTY, TINA GERARDI Tags: Point/Counterpoint Source Type: journals

Developing a Culture of SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. Amin is professor and chairman of the department of medicine and executive director of the hospitalist program at the University of California, Irvine. American medicine has made great strides in fighting disease and advancing health, but has often fallen shortwregarding patient safety. That's because we've lacked a culture of safety in medicine. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: ALPESH AMIN Tags: Adviser's Viewpoint Source Type: journals

Surgery May Improve Intractable ConstipationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
FAJARDO, P.R. — Either transabdominal antegrade continence enema or intestinal diversion is an appropriate first-line surgical procedure in children with intractable constipation, according to results of a Massachusetts General Hospital study. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: BRUCE JANCIN Tags: Pediatrics Source Type: journals

Hyponatremia Common but Tricky to TreatEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN FRANCISCO — Physicians may be lulled into a false sense of competence in managing hyponatremia simply because the disorder is so common in hospitalized patients. “Hyponatremia is difficult,” said Dr. Lewis S. Blevins, director of the Center for Pituitary Disorders and professor of medicine and neurosurgery at the university. “If you're not totally comfortable” managing hyponatremia, “get a consult.” (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: SHERRY BOSCHERT Tags: Endocrinology Source Type: journals

Inpatients on Insulin Have Elevated Risk of FallingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
SAN DIEGO — Insulin was a surprise among the medications commonly associated with inpatient falls inta large single-center controlled study of 230 patients. “Previous community studies have found a connection between diabetes and falling. In our study, diabetes was not associated with falling, but use of insulin was. The question is whether insulin is a marker of more severe diabetes, or if these patients have low blood sugars or peripheral neuropathy that is increasing the risk of falling,.” said Caroline O'Neil, research coordinator in the infectious diseases division at Washington University, St. Louis. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Doug Brunk Tags: Endocrinology Source Type: journals

Process-Improvement Center to Share LessonsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — In an effort to help health care providers make lasting improvements in quality and safety, the Joint Commission has established the Center for Transforming Healthcare to disseminate data and lessons from leading health care organizations that have successfully implemented robust process-improvement methods developed by other industries. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: SUSAN BIRK Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

More Accountability Needed to Improve Patient SafetyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
ROSEMONT, ILL. — Despite major patient safety strides during the past decade, health care providers need to create more accountability for medical errors and patient safety lapses in order to continue improving, according to Dr. Robert M. Wachter, professor and associate chairman of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: SUSAN BIRK Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Some Hospitalists Wary of Bundling ProposalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The concept of “bundling” of payments to physicians and hospitals has emerged as a potential element of health care reform, but some hospitalists are expressing concerns about the potential effects of untested bundling proposals. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JOYCE FRIEDEN Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Advocacy Group Offers Free Quality Tool for HospitalsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
To help hospitals improve quality and reduce costs, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement has released a free online tool that allows hospitals to find best practices, assess performance, and design quality improvement plans. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: MARY ELLEN SCHNEIDER Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Value-Based Purchasing Demo Maintains Quality ImprovementsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Hospitals participating in the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration value-based purchasing project funded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services raised their overall quality by 17% over 4 years, the agency reported. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: BROOKE McMANUS Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Improve ‘Throughput' by Targeting BottlenecksEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
TAMPA — Analyzing your hospital's “throughput” can reveal ways to decrease crowding, increase patient and employee satisfaction, and possibly improve your hospital's bottom line, Dr. Paul Hain said at a meeting on pediatric hospital medicine. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JOYCE FRIEDEN Tags: Practice Trends Source Type: journals

Positioning Hospitalists as Change AgentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr. Marjorie Bessel doesn't shy away from making big changes. (Source: Hospitalist News)
Source: Hospitalist News - September 30, 2009 Category: Hospital Management Authors: MARJORIE BESSEL Tags: Leaders: Dr. Marjorie Bessel Source Type: journals

Development and Implementation of a Proactive Geriatrics Consultation Model in Collaboration with HospitalistsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acutely ill hospitalized older adults often experience a decline in function that may be preventable using a proactive, interdisciplinary, patient-centered approach. Hospitalists are treating an increasing number of these patients. A collaborative geriatrics consultation model to prevent functional decline and improve care for older patients with geriatrics syndromes was developed and implemented in partnership with a large hospitalist group in a community teaching hospital. A team of a geriatrician and a geriatrics nurse practitioner led the new consultation service. The team assisted with identifying cases, provided cons...
Source: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society - September 27, 2009 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Youcef Sennour, Steven R. Counsell, Jerrlyn Jones, Michael Weiner Source Type: journals

Health News of the DayEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
is a daily summary made from the selected links I post on Twitter. It is in a bullet points format with links to the original sources which include 350 RSS feeds that produce about 2,500 items per day:Downward mobility tied to depression in immigrants http://bit.ly/FXsFmDoctors add expert insights and comments about websites in Google Sidewiki: Michael Roizen http://bit.ly/132azY and Steven Nissen http://bit.ly/10HWLkMany cancer patients who receive chemotherapy report "chemobrain" - often described as difficulty thinking. http://bit.ly/2inRU5Women with vitamin D deficiency are 3 times more likely to have high blood press...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - September 24, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Health News of the Day Source Type: info

Society Of Hospital Medicine's Reaction To President Obama's Remarks On Health ReformEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In last night's remarks to the joint session of Congress, President Barack Obama outlined goals for changing the way healthcare is delivered in America. For the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) and the 31,000 hospitalists in the United States, recognizing the need for reform is an important step toward improving the quality of care for patients and transforming the nation's healthcare system. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Journal Scan: Hospitalists and the Quality of Care in Hospitals (Arch Intern Med 2009;169:1389-1394.)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
From October 1, 2005 through September 31, 2006, the authors linked the Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA) data to the American Hospital Association data on the presence of hospitalists. Main outcome measures included composite measurements of hospital-level quality of care for three conditions (acute . . . (Source: Cardiosource)
Source: Cardiosource - September 11, 2009 Category: Cardiology Source Type: organizations