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For hospitalists, hard work doesn't mean higher pay
Pay per relative value unit differs by geography.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/07/salary.htm
15 Jul 2011
Hospitalist salaries vary by region, unit of work
GRAPEVINE, TX—Hospitalists who work in the South have higher salaries than those in other U.S. regions, but they also make less per unit of work, according to new data from the Society of Hospital Medicine and Medical Group Management Association.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/05/18/1.htm
18 May 2011
Pocket-sized procedures
Ultrasound images, formerly only available from machines weighing hundreds of pounds and costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, can now be viewed on devices significantly smaller in both size and price.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/05/ultrasounds.htm
15 May 2011
Keeping an eye—and ear—out for sleep apnea
Ignoring sleep apnea is done at the patient's peril.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/apnea.htm
15 Apr 2011
Want to know why a patient's readmitted? Ask him.
Physicians, hospital administrators and even politicians are eagerly searching for ways to reduce hospital readmissions. But one closely involved party isn't typically consulted: the patient.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/readmission.htm
15 Apr 2011
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YOUR PRACTICE. 20 A C P H O S P I TA L I S T April 2011. ... How do you take your medicines and set up your pills each day?
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/04/acph-201104-readmission1.pdf
30 Mar 2011
Computers teaching patients
Patients at Boston Medical Center prefer “Louise's” instructions on medication regimens and other aspects of post-discharge care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/computers.htm
15 Mar 2011
Dabigatran or warfarin?
With dabigatran now a viable alternative to warfarin, hospitalists and hospitals should develop a plan for its use.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/03/dabigatran.htm
15 Mar 2011
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YOUR PRACTICE. 22 A C P H O S P I TA L I S T January 2011. ... Who. depends on us?). Improvement. PRACTICE-BASED LEARNING AND. IMPROVEMENT12(What have we learned?What will we improve?).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/acph-201101-mandm1.pdf
18 Jan 2011
On the alert for a quiet killer
Patients developing sepsis may go undiagnosed because the early symptoms can be subtle or suggest other disorders.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/01/sepsis.htm
15 Jan 2011