Recommended Pages at the-hospitalist.org
"Teach Back" Effective in Improving Patient Communication :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Participants in a Tuesday workshop at HM12 in San Diego learned how using quotteach backquot as a patient-education strategy can solve some of the barriers to communicating post-discharge information to hospitalized patients. These barriers include failure to assess a patient's health literacy or to identify the key learner in the patient's...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on April 20, 2012 at 5:11 pm By:
Vericom Corporation Health Business
http://t.co/AAnT8Lfu What techniques are you using to ensure patients get your message?
In the Literature: Research You Need to Know :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Clinical question What is the current level of continuity of care, and what factors affect continuity of care in the hospital setting Has this changed with increasing use of hospitalists and limits on residency duty hours Background Outpatient continuity of care leads to lower costs, better quality of life, and less emergency room use. Recent...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on March 24, 2012 at 12:05 am By:
Wiley Health Medical Health Site
Continuity of care in the hospital is decreasing, but increasing HM use does not seem to be the cause http://t.co/P2UMT39a
New Report Highlights Importance of Physician Communication Training :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “A new report shows that not all physicians agree on how forthcoming they should be with patients, but this should not be viewed by the public as evidence that most doctors lie, according to a senior clinical ethicist. Evan DeRenzo, PhD, of the Center for Ethics at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C., says the report, Survey Shows that...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 9:31 pm By:
Anita Samarth Health Executive
New Report Highlights Importance of Physician Communication Training. Article http://t.co/vrVABG8x via @SHMLive
ACP Weighs in on Medical Test Overuse :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Hospitalists should view a new American College of Physicians ACP list of three dozen commonly overused clinical tests that offer lower value as an opportunity to review their use of screening and diagnostic tools, according to one of the list's authors. Jeff Wiese, MD, SFHM, professor of medicine and residency program director at Tulane...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on March 20, 2012 at 3:00 am By:
Wiley Health Medical Health Site
ACP Weighs in on Medical Test Overuse http://t.co/1XLLewNq
Doctors Help Other Doctors Use Information Technology :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Health Care, a foundation-supported, nonprofit campaign, was launched Dec. 1 in Washington, D.C., to spur greater and more effective use of health information technology HIT by physicians to improve quality, safety, and efficiency. The Doctors Helping Doctors website...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on March 19, 2012 at 9:20 pm By:
HealthIT Policy Health News and Health IT
Doctors Help Other Doctors Use Information Technology - The Hospitalist Online: The Hospitalist OnlineDo... http://t.co/eiuuUlri #HITpol
In the Literature: Research You Need to Know :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Clinical question How does a brief period of CPR with early analysis of rhythm compare with the strategy of a longer period of CPR with delayed analysis of rhythm in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Background Based on current guidelines, emergency medical service EMS personnel could provide two minutes of CPR before the first analysis...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on March 17, 2012 at 8:55 am By:
Wiley Health Medical Health Site
No diff in outcomes with brief period vs. long period of EMS-administered CPR before the 1st analysis of cardiac rhythm http://t.co/LxujQYkv
Reducing Unnecessary Medical Resources as Quality Initiative :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “An emerging category of hospital quality initiatives, comparable to preventing medical errors and improving quality and patient safety, could be labeled ldquowaste managementrdquo or ldquowaste reduction.rdquo in this sense refers not to biohazardous substances in need of disposal, but to the overuse of medical resourcesmdashsuch as lab tests and...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on February 15, 2012 at 7:03 pm By:
Jessica Otte, MD Family Medicine Doctor, Doctor, and Medical Student
"30% of what we do in American medicine is of no value to patients" http://t.co/ywosOcAr
IPAB is Medicare's New Hammer for Spending Accountability :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Now that the latest annual ldquodoc fixrdquo is in, physicians have been granted another reprieve from potentially crippling cuts to their Medicare reimbursement under the flawed sustainable growth rate SGR payment formula. Beginning this year, therersquos a new player in town that will have the authority to achieve what Congress has consistently...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on February 14, 2012 at 12:31 am By:
Obama budget plan would strengthen the Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) as cost control tool: http://t.co/eRGxhW3p
What Is the Appropriate Use of Antibiotics In Acute Exacerbations of COPD? :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Chest X-ray of enlarged, hyperinflated lungs, typical of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD. Case A 58-year-old male smoker with moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD FEV1 56 predicted is admitted with an acute exacerbation of COPD for the second time this year. He presented to the ED with increased productive...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on February 12, 2012 at 2:40 pm By:
Michael Blaiss, MD Doctor, Allergist, and Physician
What Is the Appropriate Use of Antibiotics In Acute Exacerbations of COPD? :: Article - The Hospitalist http://t.co/PzQUMgYu
Are You Ready to Care for Obese Patients? :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “The growing problem of obesity in America could pose a future liability issue for hospitalists and their employers, according to a bariatric surgeon. Michael Jay Nusbaum, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FACN, says it's all too common for hospitalists and other physicians to quotturf that patient outquot to larger medical centers, but he cautions those doctors...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on December 8, 2011 at 11:45 am By:
Wiley Health Medical Health Site
Are Hospitalists Ready to Care for Obese Patients? http://t.co/d4CYnbIr
Hospitalist Joins C-Suite Elite :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Pediatric hospitalist Jeff Sperring, MD, didn't set out to be a hospital administrator. But earlier this month he became the president and CEO of Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis. Dr. Sperring's path to the C-suite started in 2002, when he helped launch Riley's pediatric HM program following four years in...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on December 1, 2011 at 5:19 pm By:
Riley Hospital Children's Hospital and Hospital
@RileyHospital's new CEO talks about his career path from hospitalist (pediatrician) to hospital administration: http://t.co/5OmGBxwH
No Easy Task :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “In college, while most of her fellow students were staying up late and sleeping in, Alice Marshbanks, MD, FHM, was an early riser. Now she regularly works from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m., and she sleeps in most mornings. quotIrsquom sleeping later and living more of a teenage lifestyle,quot she jokes. quotIrsquom actually getting younger.quot Dr. Marshbanks...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on October 22, 2011 at 2:15 am By:
beRt_MD Physician, Hospitalist, Doctor, and Internist
No Easy Task http://t.co/YYOO4TZ7 - Hospitalist 24 hour coverage? Difficult task.
In the Literature: The latest research you need to know :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “In This Edition Literature At A Glance A guide to this monthrsquos studies High-dose vs. low-dose clopidogrel after cardiac stenting Rates of overdiagnosis of PE with CTPA Outcomes of hospitalists with PAs or residents White coats and MRSA Correlation of vital signs and pain Rate of asymptomatic perioperative MI Relationship of opioid prescription...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on September 8, 2011 at 10:28 pm By:
Physician Assistants Health News Feed
Hospitalist-PA teams might result in a slightly increased length-of-stay compared with the traditional resident teams: http://t.co/C6lCVQp
Modest Gains :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “Hospitalists are earning a little more, working a little harder, and are less likely to switch jobs or careers, according to the 2011 State of Hospital Medicine report. The annual report, based on data collected jointly by SHM and the Medical Group Management Association MGMA, offers more than 10,000 compensation and productivity data points for...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on September 8, 2011 at 10:19 pm By:
Physician Assistants Health News Feed
49% of reporting hospitalist groups have nonphysician provider (NPP) on staff, including Physician Assistants: http://t.co/fE2bGVh
A Quicker VTE Test? :: Article - The Hospitalist
the-hospitalist.org — “A new risk prediction model for venous thromboembolism VTE that was validated in a recent study in England may portend a quicker way to test patients in the U.S. A research team from the University of Nottingham in England developed an algorithm to measure a patientrsquos risk for VTE using data points often already collected by hospitalists,...” View full resource at the-hospitalist.org
Most Recently Shared on August 29, 2011 at 7:15 pm By:
Wiley Health Medical Health Site
A Quicker VTE Test? New tool could better identify at-risk patients http://ow.ly/6bQPS
