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May 2008
Suggest a colleague as a Hospitalist of the YearACP Hospitalist is seeking candidates for our first annual Hospitalists of the Year issue. We're looking for the hospitalists who made the most notable contributions to the field in 2008, whether through cost savings, improved work flow, patient safety, leadership, mentorship or quality improvement. Do you know a colleague who might qualify? Fill out our form and tell us who and why. All recommendations must be received by July 14, 2008, when our editorial advisory board will pick the winners. Hospitalists of the Year will be profiled in our November 2008 issue. |
Cover Feature
Hospitals tighten rules on gifts, meals, education from pharma
Conflict of interest policies go under revision
Some institutions, mainly academic medical centers, are taking a newer, hard-line approach to physicians’ relationships with pharma. Our cover story looks at some of these new policies as well as the potential impact of this growing movement.
In the News
Hospital Medicine 2008; new rules from CMS
Quality Improvement
Hospitalists implement disease strategies
Some hospitals are seeing fewer readmissions for CHF, stroke and other conditions
Pain Management
Managing pain in orthopedic patients
Tips on using analgesics, opioids and the latest delivery methods
Q&A
No signouts? No problem
A hospitalist program uses an innovative scheduling system to reduce handoffs
Web Watch
Raising the bar on health care ratings sites
Ethical Dilemmas
Deciding about CPR when a DNR order is confusing
Conference Coverage
Plenary sessions, new research are highlights at 37th Critical Care Congress
A mix of the suspected and the surprising at annual stroke meeting
Studies focus on treatment, symptoms and awareness
Clinical Medicine
Clinicians and the care of sexual minorities
An excerpt from “The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health,” new from ACP Press
Test yourself: Diagnosing and managing pain
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From the February 1, 2012 edition
- Hospitalist practice models have little effect on job satisfaction, burnout, survey finds
- Hospital stays involving C. diff leveled off between 2008 and 2009
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ABIM Maintenance of Certification for Hospitalists
Hospital-based internists have the option of maintaining their certification in either Internal Medicine or Internal Medicine with a Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine. Learn more about resources from ACP and the Society for Hospital Medicine to complete both MOC programs.
Internal Medicine 2012
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ACP Launches Depression Care Guide
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