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August 2007
Cover Story
Changes afoot at physician-owned specialty hospitals
When Oklahoma Heart Hospital opened in August 2002 in Oklahoma City, it didn't take long for nearby community hospital Baptist Medical Center to realize it needed to make some changes to offset the loss of patients. But new government and state regulations will mean changes in the specialty hospital workplace in the coming months and years.
August '07
In the News
CMS proposes 2008 physician payments
August '07
Transitions of Care
Sending patients home with a little extra care
Campaign advances care for home health patients
August '07
Medical Education
Passionate about teaching doctors
Rashida A. Khakoo, MACP, honored for work in medical education
August '07
Conference Coverage: SGIM '07
Building trust aids decision making in end-of-life care
August '07
End-of-Life Care
Q&A: Deciding when patients can't
End-of-life considerations for incapacitated patients without surrogates
August '07
Clinical Issues
Test yourself: Palliative care
From ACP's Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14)
August '07
Hospitalist Archives
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From the March 10, 2009 edition
- Current, validated med lists reduce errors on hospital admission
- Use of probiotics helps lower ventilator-associated pneumonia rates
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