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July 2008

Cover Feature

Hospitalist leaders debate the costs and benefits of patient satisfaction surveys

Striving for 100% customer satisfaction

Striving for 100% customer satisfaction As patient satisfaction figures more prominently in health care and quality measurement, some worry that hospitals' standard patient satisfaction surveys don’t accurately measure hospitalist care. How should hospitalists prepare for future use of satisfaction data?
July '08

 

 

Letter from the Editor

Write to the editor

Letters to the Editor Readers respond to CAM, alternative scheduling

Cartoon caption contest

Cartoon caption contestJuly’s winning entry

 

 

 

 

In the News

Report: Many elderly take inappropriate prescription drugs

News Update

Quick response, teamwork protected patients during heparin recall
As pharmacists monitored hospital supplies, physicians and nurses monitored patients

Internal Medicine 2008

For glucose control, balance is key

An expert offers tips on finding the right insulin combination.

Don't just do something, stand there

Less can be more for the hospitalized elderly.

Update in hospital medicine highlights sepsis, community-acquired pneumonia

New research could help guide treatment.

Fight burnout while fostering experience

Investing in hospitalist programs now can pay off later.

Medical ethics in the line of fire

Physicians debate dilemmas posed by the war on terror.

FDA Update

FDA UpdateDrug alerts, recalls, approvals

 

 

 

Web Watch

eb WatchSwap innovation ideas online

 

 

 

Clinical Medicine

Test yourself: Seizures

Research News

Journal watch

Recent studies of note

Hospitalist Archives
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ACP Hospitalist Weekly

From the September 1, 2010 edition

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Cartoon Caption Contest

This issue's winning cartoon caption was submitted by Patricia J. Peterson, FACP, in practice in Longview, Wash., who will receive a $50 gift certificate good toward any ACP product, program or service. Thanks to all who voted!

"Did you say you were a little horse? Or a little hoarse?"

ACP Career Connection

Looking for a new hospitalist position?

ACP Career Connection can help you find your next job in hospital medicine. Search hospitalist positions nationwide that suit your criteria and preferences. Jobs are posted about two weeks before print publication of Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP Internist, and ACP Hospitalist. Exclusive “Online Direct” opportunities are updated weekly. Check us out online.

Register Now For Your ACP Fall Chapter Meeting

Register Now For Your ACP Fall Chapter Meeting

Attend your fall chapter meeting, earn CME credit, and find out what your local ACP Chapter has to offer! See the Chapter calendar or find out more, including the answers to frequently asked questions about ACP Chapters and regions.

Test Your Medical Knowledge on Your Mobile Device with ACP’s Doctor's Dilemma™ Game!

Test Your Medical Knowledge on Your Mobile Device with ACP’s Doctor's Dilemma™ Game!

This new online game is based on the popular ACP Doctor's Dilemma™ Competition from ACP’s annual Internal Medicine meetings. The game is simple to play but challenging to master. Start now!