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Greater Baltimore Medical Center used signed pledges and volunteer auditors to dramatically improve hand hygiene rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/02/success.htm
15 Feb 2010
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The relation between hyperglycemia and outcomes in2,471 patients admitted to the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. ... Promotingeffective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review ofkey issues for hospitalists.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/acph-200912-hyperglycemia.pdf
23 Nov 2009
Hospital medicine around the world
The field is catching on in several countries outside the U.S., Canada and Europe. Although the health care systems and situations may differ, supporters’ reasons for wanting hospital medicine to flourish there are often the same, and the barriers are often similar, as well.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/world.htm
15 Jul 2009
Get the germs where they live—in the hospital
An expert delivers good news and bad news about hospital-acquired infections.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/hai.htm
15 Jun 2009
Colombia, the new kid on the hospital medicine block
Hospitalists continue to gain exposure and acceptance in the U.S. as well as in other parts of the world, including Australia, Europe and Brazil. We are very excited that now the vibrant Andean country of Colombia is jumping on board.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/04/newman.htm
15 Apr 2009
Internal Medicine 2009 sessions combine new offerings with old favorites
Internal Medicine 2009 will offer a blend of the new and the established in its courses and activities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/conference.htm
15 Mar 2009
In the News
AHRQ funds program to reduce ICU infections, and other medical updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/11/itn.htm
15 Nov 2008
Journal Watch
Recent studies about sepsis treatment, UTI prevention efforts, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/03/journal.htm
15 Mar 2008
Medicare takes aim at hospital-acquired conditions
Medicare's recent announcement that it will stop paying for some hospital-acquired conditions has hospitals ramping up their quality improvement efforts, and some experts predict that hospitalists are likely to find themselves center stage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/cover-story.htm
15 Nov 2007
CMS issues final reimbursement rules
CMS recently issued final rules on payment for inpatient hospital services and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/cms.htm
15 Sep 2007