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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Quality Data Dashboards Provide Performance Feedback to Physicians
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: June 1, 2015
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Why Physicians Override Best Practice Alerts
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: June 1, 2015
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Hospitals with Hotel-Like Amenities Don’t Improve Satisfaction Scores
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: June 1, 2015
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Hospice, Palliative Care Groups Release Quality Care Measures
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: May 5, 2015
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LISTEN NOW: Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP provides tips on improving care transitions
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 4, 2015
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LISTEN NOW: Daniel Hunt, MD elaborates on recent article on primary care providers
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 4, 2015
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LISTEN NOW: Eric Howell, MD, SFHM discusses care transitions and readmissions
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 4, 2015
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Small Hospitals Concerned about Readmissions Avoidance
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Continuity Visits by Primary Care Physicians Could Benefit Inpatients
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Lean Six Sigma Improves Pediatric Discharge Times
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Good Hospital Discharge Summaries Identified
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Data Show Medicare Readmission Penalties Unfair
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Malpractice Claims For Hospitalists Average .52 Per 100 Physician Years
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Art Helps Hospitalized Patients Manage Pain, Anxiety
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Hospitalists' Responsibility, Role in Readmission Prevention
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015