http://www.the-hospitalist.org The Hospitalist : Current Issue http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429571/ONLINE_EXCLUSIVE_The_Case_Against_a_Common_Denominator_for_Urinary_Tract_Infecti.html <p>Beware the data in relation to their intended purpose, hospitalist-researcher says</p> 2012-01-04T05:51:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429569/ONLINE_EXCLUSIVE_Patient_Engagement_Critical.html <p>Patients, families must be engaged, empowered in med-rec process</p> 2012-01-04T05:47:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429567/ONLINE_EXCLUSIVE_Med-Rec_Experts_Discuss_Prevention_Strategies.html <p>Ted Tsomides discusses four elements that lead to med-rec confusion; Blake J. Lesselroth talks about EHRs and the &ldquo;true record&rdquo;</p> 2012-01-04T05:46:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429565/ONLINE_EXCLUSIVE_The_Culture_of_Medicine_Must_Change_Watchdog_Group_Says.html <p>Kevin Kavanagh, MD, MS, FACS, director of Somerset, Ky.-based Health Watch USA, discusses the lingering difficulty in changing the culture of medicine to embrace such proven HAI interventions as basic hand hygiene and checklists</p> 2012-01-04T05:46:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429687/A_Winnable_Battle.html <p>Hospitalists are well-positioned to lead measured, team approaches to snuff out common hospital-acquired infections</p> 2011-12-21T07:36:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429685/Reconciliation_Act.html <p>&ldquo;Med rec&rdquo; translates to effective communication at every transition of care; experts say hospitalists should own the initiative</p> 2011-12-21T07:34:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429683/In_the_Literature_The_latest_research_you_need_to_know.html <p>Procalcitonin-guided therapy decreases antimicrobial duration in ICU patients; High residual platelet reactivity increases risk of cardiovascular events among patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing PCI; Conservative treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis is associated with improved outcomes; Cardiac MRI complements clinical findings in diagnosis of stress cardiomyopathy; Increased risk of potentially inadvertent medication discontinuation following acute-care hospitalization; Clinical exam remains valuable in the diagnosis of patients admitted to a medicine service; RDW predicts all-cause mortality and bloodstream infection in ICU patients</p> 2011-12-21T07:29:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429681/Network_Connection.html <p>Annual meeting is rich with opportunity to build new contacts, find resources</p> 2011-12-21T07:27:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429679/Policy_Corner_An_Inside_Look_at_the_Most_Pressing_Policy_Issues.html <p>IOM report highlights health IT promise and problems</p> 2011-12-21T07:21:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429667/CODE-H_Optimize_Revenue_with_Improved_Coding_Education.html <p>Short for &ldquo;Coding Optimally by Documenting Effectively for Hospitalists,&rdquo; CODE-H can improve the confidence that practice leaders and administrators have in their documentation and coding efforts through a comprehensive, eight-month program that includes webinars and a variety of other support resources.</p> 2011-12-21T07:18:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429657/Survey_Insights_Peeking_under_the_Hood_of_Academic_HM.html <p>The <em>2011 State of Hospital Medicine</em> report offers insights into the operation of academic hospital medicine practices and how they compare with their nonacademic peers.</p> 2011-12-21T07:13:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429655/HM_on_the_Move.html <p>Robert Wachter, MD, MHM; Maggie Shatilla, MD; Jeffrey Sperring, MD; Gunjana Bhandari, MD; Bert Puckett Wall, MD</p> 2011-12-21T07:10:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429653/Pediatric_Readmissions_Differ_from_Adult_Readmissions.html <p>What is the epidemiology of 15-day readmissions to a children&rsquo;s hospital?</p> 2011-12-21T07:08:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429651/Pediatric_Potential.html <p>Boston hospitalist foresees great change for growing field</p> 2011-12-21T07:05:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429649/Life_in_the_Gap.html <p>2012 forecast: More coordinated, more accountable, more efficient care</p> 2011-12-21T07:01:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429641/Proactive_Approaches_Can_Mitigate_Dangerous_Transitions_into_Hospitals.html <p>Help stave off repeat hospital visits by engaging in frank discussions with the patient or nursing-home facility staff about the goals of care</p> 2011-12-21T06:48:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429619/Occupy_SHM.html <p>You have a voice, so cast a vote for SHM&rsquo;s board of directors</p> 2011-12-21T06:28:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429613/I_Resolve.html <p>&hellip;to embrace children's books, Twitter, and Kim Kardashian</p> 2011-12-21T06:21:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429611/Reimbursement_Readiness.html <p>Documentation improvement, regulatory acumen key maximization of Medicare dollars</p> 2011-12-21T06:19:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429609/Leadership_Experience_Quality_Factor_into_HM_Compensation_Formula.html <p>How physician pay varies within a single site</p> 2011-12-21T06:14:00Z http://www.the-hospitalist.org/details/article/1429589/Six_Ways_You_Can_Help_Reduce_HAIs_in_Your_Hospital.html <p>Hospitalists can help prevent hospital-acquired infections</p> 2011-12-21T05:52:00Z