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“Always”

Thomas J. Doyle, MD -
Published in the October 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist I KNEW THINGS would be challenging the moment I stepped into the room. Mr. R. had the look and manner of the patient I dread: The Very Unhappy Patient. Mr. R.,...

Practice management

NP hospitalists: the right rural staffing model

Lola Butcher -
January 2017
Published in the January 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist AS RURAL COMMUNITIES struggle with an acute primary care shortage, many critical access hospitals are...

What’s bringing down your group morale?

December 2016

Who makes group decisions?

October 2016

Unconscious bias in patient care

October 2016

Tell-tale signs of weak leadership

July 2016

Patient flow

Leadership

Leadership lessons learned the hard way

Today's Hospitalist -
November 2016
VETERAN HOSPITALIST LEADERS remember their early leadership positions as painful but instructive. Here are some lessons they learned the hard way: Learn to flex. Young...

Who makes group decisions?

October 2016

Tell-tale signs of weak leadership

July 2016

Critical care

Is it risky to take patients off ventilation at night?

Bonnie Darves -
January 2017
Published in the January 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist MOST EXPERTS THINK that the ongoing push to staff up ICUs at night should result in...

Meeting the new sepsis measure

December 2016

Detecting sepsis in real time

November 2016

Interhospital transfers pose plenty of problems

October 2016

Getting intubations right the first time

September 2016

Coding

Infectious Disease

C. diff infections: Going from “worst in the nation” to “best...

Deborah Gesensway -
August 2017
Published in the August 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist IN THE PAST, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., has been featured on lists...

Prescribing too many antibiotics?

February 2017

Think local to improve antibiotic use

July 2016

Big flaws found in management of Staph aureus bacteremia

June 2016

The azithromycin-QT interval connection

April 2016

ID consults: formal or curbside?

March 2016

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Working with other specialties

Building your team with NPs/PAs

Deborah Gesensway -
September 2017
Published in the September 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist AS A PA who's worked as a hospitalist for the last five years, Emilie Thornhill, PA-C,...

Career

Know yourself

David A. Frenz, MD -
July 2017
Published in the July 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist THIS COLUMN marks my fourth or fifth installment on burnout, depending on how you count. Thus...

Technology

Apps at the bedside

Deborah Gesensway -
August 2017
Published in the August 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist WHETHER IT'S TO EDUCATE PATIENTS, calculate anticoagulation risks or choose the best test to order, hospitalists...

Satisfaction/Burnout

What’s bringing down your group morale?

Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LMSW -
December 2016
Published in the December 2016 issue of Today's Hospitalist IT'S NO SECRET that for many physicians, work challenges lead to discontent and a search for...

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A look at shifts, schedules

Today's Hospitalist -
October 2017
Published in the October 2017 issue of Today's Hospitalist  WANT MORE DATA about hospitalist pay, work hours and more? Check out our 2016 Salary Survey Results....

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