Larry Beresford is an Oakland, Calif.-based freelance medical journalist with a breadth of experience writing about the policy, financial, clinical, management and human aspects of hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, death, and dying. He is a longtime contributor to The Hospitalist, for which he covers re-admissions, pain management, palliative care, physician stress and burnout, quality improvement, waste prevention, practice management, innovation, and technology. He also contributes to Medscape. Learn more about his work at www.larryberesford.com; follow him on Twitter @larryberesford.
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U.S. Army Supports Rapid Deployment of Hospital Practice
How a U.S. military combat support hospital team remains ready to erect a fully functioning tent hospital in 72 hours
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The Quality Journey of Hospitalist David J. Yu
Hospitalist David J. Yu MD, FACP, MBA, SFHM began his quality journey by earning an MBA, then spending a week learning Lean process-management...
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Five Ways to Enhance Your Hospital Medicine Group's Efficiency
Steps hospitalist groups can take to make hospital care safer, faster, less costly and more satisfying
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Guidelines Help Slash CLABSI Rate by 40% in the ICU
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
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Penalties for Hospitals with Excessive Readmissions Take Effect
Hospitals nationwide must curb their rate of 30-day readmissions for some Medicare patients, or lose millions in federal revenue
Innovations in Healthcare
ICU Hospitalist Model Improves Quality of Care for Critically Ill Patients
With proper training, hospitalists working in the ICU can benefit the care of critically ill patients
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Sharp Rise in Imaging Test Rates has Slowed
The growth rate of advanced diagnostic imaging tests has slowed dramatically, even as total number of tests performed has increased.
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Noisy Hospitals Impede Sleep
Sleep-disturbing noise can compromise a patient's recovery process and negatively affect patients' quality of care
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77 Million U.S. Residents Have Difficulty Understanding Basic Health Information
Report by the Institute of Medicine suggests ways to bridge the gaps to understanding that include making it a priority among healthcare providers...
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High-Tech Connections Give Hospitalists Broad Access to Medical Records
Going paperless lets hospitalists manage electronic medical records from almost anywhere
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Lehigh Valley Health Network Team Members Discuss Teach-Back
Insight on the Teach-Back communication technique from the Lehigh Valley Health Network team that presented at HM12
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Call Center Highlights IPC’s Care-Transitions Strategy
Post-discharge patient contact saves thousands of unnecessary readmissions
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Ask-Tell-Ask: Simple Technique Can Help Hospitalists Communicate Difficult Messages
Technique addresses the patient’s perspective, information that needs to be delivered, response to the patient’s emotions, and recommendations by...
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Hospitalists Play Integral Roles in HHS-Funded Innovation Projects
Three unique approaches offer additional layers of patient support, reduce readmissions and costs
Innovations in Healthcare
Local Solutions Spark Readmission Reductions
Pass the "coaching baton" across care settings, care transition program co-chair says