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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Hospital Readmissions Rates, Medicare Penalty Analysis
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Technology May Offer Solutions to Hospitalists' Readmissions Exposure
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: April 3, 2015
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Vermont Hospital Honored for Reducing Healthcare-Associated Infections
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 2, 2015
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Hospitals Preparing for Climate Change Win Support from White House
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 2, 2015
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Pediatric Hospitals Identify Patient Care Benchmarks
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 2, 2015
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Fewer Hospital-Acquired Conditions Saves Estimated 50,000 Lives
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: February 2, 2015
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Oncology, Surgical Hospitalists Most Common as Subspecialties Gain Followers
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 16, 2014
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LISTEN NOW: Bob Wachter discusses ACOs, managed care, and his new book
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 4, 2014
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69%: hospitals with perfect hand-hygiene compliance
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 3, 2014
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$167 billion: hospital payments forfeited for choosing not to expand Medicaid
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 3, 2014
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UpToDate Adds Palliative Care
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 3, 2014
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Wired and Wireless Hospitals Step to the Fore
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 3, 2014
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LISTEN NOW: Steve Pantilat, MD, SFHM, explains hospitalists' role in palliative care
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 3, 2014
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Hospitalist Tips for Talking to Seriously Ill Patients
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 2, 2014
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Hospitalists’ Role in Health Reform Evolves
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 2, 2014