March 2015
Planning is key to successful comanagement
Working out details in advance helps avoid conflicts down the road.
Teach trainees more thought, less waste
Hospitalist role models can help residents embrace high-value care.
Physicians step up as initiatives change nursing home care
National efforts are underway to improve the quality of care for patients with dementia.
Speedy stroke treatment and feedback
An academic medical center reduces door-to-needle time dramatically.
Add a second question to the smoking conversation
Secondhand smoke exposure common among cardiac inpatients.
A doctor seeks ways to encourage earlier palliative care talks
Cross-discipline initiatives are key.
Medicare's 2-midnight rule
The 2-midnight rule and inpatient certification are 2 separate but related issues, with the former being the benchmark for meeting the length of stay required for inpatient certification
The lost cohort
A fictional class for an MHA leads to some literal wayfinding.
‘Gentlemen, this is no humbug’: A history of anesthesia
If the history of anesthesia is the story of trying to manage pain, then it is indeed a long one.
‘Digitally native’ learners and physician evaluation
Fund of knowledge cannot be the sole (or even main) proxy for physician quality.
Letter from the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on sepsis, comanagement, high-value care, and more.
Cases from Brown University: Rhode Island Hospital/The Miriam Hospital
Patient cases involving Benedikt's syndrome, Chikungunya fever, essential thrombocythemia, and more.
New antiviral, antibiotic approved
Details on the latest recalls, warnings, and approvals.
Recent Research
Perioperative aspirin and clonidine for AKI, longer surgeries and clot risk, poor neighborhoods and readmissions, and more.
In the News
Secondhand smoke exposure, bleeding risk with dabigatran versus warfarin, post-op delirium in older adults, and more.