Recent Entries
August 26, 2010
Dear Dr. Berwick
I suspect you are a favorite of more than a few special interest groups, now that you control a budget...
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August 13, 2010
Who wants the patient with Insurance?!
I recently had a novel experience while working in the hospital. We had admitted a patient with chest pain for...
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August 11, 2010
Suing hospitalists
I recently received a call from a plaintiff's attorney asking for my expertise in a case that involved a hospitalist.
The...
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August 2, 2010
Mentoring 101
I just got back from this year's Pediatric Hospital Medicine conference where mentorship was a constant topic of discussion....
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July 28, 2010
Keeping a grip on principles
Say "medical ethics" around a hospitalist, and odds are the first thing that comes to mind is end-of-life care. But...
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July 27, 2010
Another one bites the dust
Another house doctor program, that it. Perhaps my most lasting legacy will be aiding and abetting the demise of two...
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July 19, 2010
The top 95%
While trying to study for the boards earlier this year, I was inclined to blog about the testing process...
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July 12, 2010
My growing list of initials
One of the best things about both my masters in business administration (MBA) and my recent recognition as senior fellow...
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July 8, 2010
Hospitalist leadership: How many hats can you wear?
As a hospitalist, you wear many hats. Add a leadership position to your title, and you will be fitted for...
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July 3, 2010
Certification: not tough enough?
Recently, hospitalist leaders have publicly suggested that the current certification process for physicians is not stringent enough. Dr. Joseph Li...
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June 27, 2010
Weighing in on l'affaire Levy
As a sport, voyeurism is sometimes irresistible. I have to admit that if forced to choose between The Economist and...
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June 18, 2010
Fallout from Arora
People who cheat should lose their board certification.
There is no gray area for anyone who fed board questions...
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Meet Our Bloggers
Erik DeLue, MD
Erik DeLue, MD, examines the challenges of running and reinventing a hospitalist program.
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Ruben J. Nazario, MD
Ruben J. Nazario, MD, a pediatric hospitalist at Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children in Falls Church, Va, gives his take on pediatric hospital medicine.
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Sandeep Sachdeva, MD
A hospitalist for 10 years, Sandeep Sachdeva, MD, practices at Seattle's Swedish Medical Center.
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Robert Harrington, Jr., MD
Robert Harrington, Jr., MD, writes about his travels in hospital medicine from his dual perspective as both a physician executive and a practicing locum tenens hospitalist.
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Stella Fitzgibbons, MD
Stella Fitzgibbons, MD, Stella Fitzgibbons, MD, has had an active hospital practice since starting practice in 1985.
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O'Neil J. Pyke, MD
O’Neil J. Pyke, MD, is a practicing physician with nearly a decade of hospitalist management and clinical experience.
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