New research is being presented at Hospital Medicine 2013, the annual meeting of the Society of Hospital Medicine, from May 16-19 in National Harbor, MD.
Meeting Highlights
Emergency to Internal Medicine Handoffs
Targeted Interventions Reduce Readmissions & ED Use
Attitudes Toward Post-Discharge Clinics
News From the Meeting
Hospitalists Set to Kick-Off San Diego Meeting
New Tx Sought for Resistant Kawasaki Disease
Renal Function Key in C. Diff Therapy Choice
Statins Often Ignored After Surgery
Abuse of OTC Drug Mimics Kidney Stones
Study IDs Hospital Frequent Flyers
A.M. Hospital Discharge Hard to Accomplish
Drug Warning Alerts Largely Ignored
Persistent Pus in Ear May Signal Unusual TB
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Overused
Malpractice Claims Less Common for Hospitalists
Automated Feedback and Bonuses Improve VTE Prophylaxis
Hospitalized Stroke Patients Receive Worse Care
Study Raises Doubt About Thromboembolism Prophylaxis
More From the Meeting