Larry Beresford is an Oakland, Calif.-based freelance medical journalist with a breadth of experience writing about the policy, financial, clinical, management and human aspects of hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, death, and dying. He is a longtime contributor to The Hospitalist, for which he covers re-admissions, pain management, palliative care, physician stress and burnout, quality improvement, waste prevention, practice management, innovation, and technology. He also contributes to Medscape. Learn more about his work at www.larryberesford.com; follow him on Twitter @larryberesford.
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Yogurt May Reduce Clostridium Difficile Infection Rate
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: July 1, 2014
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Home Hospice Providers Offer Best Practices for End-of-Life Care
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: July 1, 2014
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Medicare Rule Change Raises Stakes for Hospital Discharge Planning
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: July 1, 2014
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Federal Grant Extends Anti-Infection Initiative
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: March 1, 2014
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Patient Activation Measure Tool Helps Patients Avoid Hospital Readmissions
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: March 1, 2014
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Hospitalists Use Online Game to Identify, Manage Sepsis
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: March 1, 2014
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Likelihood for Readmission of Hospitalized Medicare Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions Up 600%
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 1, 2014
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Top-Performing Hospitals in U.S. Increase by 77%
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 1, 2014
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Basic Principles for Pediatric Hospital Medicine Published
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 1, 2014
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Study Suggests Medical Trainees Need Better Manners
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 1, 2014
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Campaign Seeks to Improve Small-Bore Tubing Misconnections
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 1, 2014
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Hospitalist-Pain Expert Collaboration Educates Providers, Boosts Patient Satisfaction
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 1, 2014
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Infection Prevention Campaign Solicits Patient Participation
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 18, 2013
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Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia Challenge Hospitalists Equally
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 4, 2013
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Hospitalist Group Tackles Palliative Care; National Chain Explores Opportunities
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 1, 2013