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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For Patients in Clinical Trials, Health, Safety Top Concerns for Hospitalists
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 2, 2014
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Antibiotic Overprescribing Sparks Call for Stronger Stewardship
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 2, 2014
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Medicare Readmissions Penalties Expected to Reach $428 Million
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 2, 2014
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In-Room Computer Tablets Help Hospital Patients Learn, Communicate
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 2, 2014
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Inpatient Strokes Average 4.5 Hours From Recognition to Computed Tomography
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: December 2, 2014
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Patient Engagement Growing Focus for Hospitals
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: October 14, 2014
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London Hospitals Routinely Offering HIV Blood Tests
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: October 14, 2014
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Hospital Capacity Increase of 72% Needed by 2050
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: October 14, 2014
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Teaching Value Project, Choosing Wisely Competition Accepting Applications for 2015
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: October 14, 2014
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Nonclinical Factors Influence Hospital Readmissions
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: October 14, 2014
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LISTEN NOW: Greg Maynard, MD, SFHM, Chats about SHM's Mentored Implementation Programs
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: September 5, 2014
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Specially-Trained Hospitalists Spearhead SHM’s Quality Improvement Programs
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: September 1, 2014
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LISTEN NOW: Mark Williams, MD, MHM, Discusses SHM's Mentored Implementation Programs
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: September 1, 2014
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Hospitals Lose $45.9 Billion in Uncompensated Care in 2012
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: July 1, 2014
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Health Information Technology Could Improve Hospital Discharge Planning
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- Larry Beresford
Publish date: July 1, 2014