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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Medicare Rule Change Raises Stakes for Hospital Discharge Planning
Regulation stresses screening patients for risk of adverse post-discharge outcomes; need for written discharge policies, procedures
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Federal Grant Extends Anti-Infection Initiative
The American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) expand its program to reduce healthcare-associated infections
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Patient Activation Measure Tool Helps Patients Avoid Hospital Readmissions
Connection shown between readmission rates, degree of patients' ability to manage pain, self-care post-discharge
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Hospitalists Use Online Game to Identify, Manage Sepsis
Case-based interactive learning tool, Septris, teaching medical trainees importance of early diagnosis, treatment
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Likelihood for Readmission of Hospitalized Medicare Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions Up 600%
Increase seen among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in 2008
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Top-Performing Hospitals in U.S. Increase by 77%
U.S. Joint Commission adds to list of "top performer" hospitals based on results of 2012 accreditation surveys
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Basic Principles for Pediatric Hospital Medicine Published
American Academy of Pediatrics stresses importance of patient-centered care, safety in hospital setting
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Study Suggests Medical Trainees Need Better Manners
Research finds majority of internal medicine trainees lack common courtesy in patient interactions
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Campaign Seeks to Improve Small-Bore Tubing Misconnections
Patient care advocates, government agencies, and medical device trade association collaborate to develop new quality standards for small-bore...
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Hospitalist-Pain Expert Collaboration Educates Providers, Boosts Patient Satisfaction
Physicians at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City team with hospitalists to address moderate to severe pain in patients
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Infection Prevention Campaign Solicits Patient Participation
Initiative encourages hospital patients to drill hospitalists, healthcare providers on hand hygiene habits
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Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia Challenge Hospitalists Equally
The number of hospitalized patients with diabetes increased 93% between 1988 and 2009; hypoglycemia often is overlooked due to hyperglycemia’s...
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Hospitalist Group Tackles Palliative Care; National Chain Explores Opportunities
If you’re not embracing palliative care as a hospitalist—you lose part of your practice, California hospitalist says
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American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine EVP Explains Hospitalists' Important Role in End-of-Life Planning
Listen to more of our interview with Porter Storey, MD, executive vice president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
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Hospital Costs for Inpatients with Septicemia Total $20.3 Billion in 2011
Infection tops list of 20 most expensive medical conditions to treat