http://www.the-hospitalist.org Departments Section Rss 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