News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: November 1, 2012
Some 65.7% of hospitals nationwide have palliative-care teams, up 148% from 2000
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: November 1, 2012
Retrieving coding data from progress notes in electronic health records has led to increased charges and faster bill submissions
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: November 1, 2012
How a U.S. military combat support hospital team remains ready to erect a fully functioning tent hospital in 72 hours
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: November 1, 2012
Hospitalist David J. Yu MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM began his quality journey by earning an MBA, then spending a week learning Lean process-management tech...
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: November 1, 2012
Steps hospitalist groups can take to make hospital care safer, faster, less costly and more satisfying
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: October 31, 2012
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: October 10, 2012
Hospitals nationwide must curb their rate of 30-day readmissions for some Medicare patients, or lose millions in federal revenue
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: October 1, 2012
With proper training, hospitalists working in the ICU can benefit the care of critically ill patients
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: October 1, 2012
The growth rate of advanced diagnostic imaging tests has slowed dramatically, even as total number of tests performed has increased.
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: October 1, 2012
Sleep-disturbing noise can compromise a patient's recovery process and negatively affect patients' quality of care
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: October 1, 2012
Report by the Institute of Medicine suggests ways to bridge the gaps to understanding that include making it a priority among healthcare providers ...
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: September 26, 2012
Going paperless lets hospitalists manage electronic medical records from almost anywhere
Audio Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: September 13, 2012
Insight on the Teach-Back communication technique from the Lehigh Valley Health Network team that presented at HM12
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: September 12, 2012
Post-discharge patient contact saves thousands of unnecessary readmissions
News Author: Larry Beresford Publish date: September 5, 2012
Technique addresses the patient’s perspective, information that needs to be delivered, response to the patient’s emotions, and recommen...
