Besides studying patient safety and watching all five seasons of The Wire, my other major goal for my London sabbatical was to understand the way the Brits organize hospital care. Mirroring the U.S. hospitalist movement, a new field—called “acute medicine”— emerged about 15 years ago and became the country’s fastest growing specialty. But there is [...]
Archive | October, 2011
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The Dangers of Curbside Consults… and Why We Need Them
April 29, 2013
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When I Was In the Final Four
April 5, 2013
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Measuring the Quality of Doctors and Hospitals: When Is Good Enough, Good Enough?
April 1, 2013
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HIT Job: How the New York Times Blew it on Healthcare IT
February 26, 2013
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- Here's a 2 min video from my closing keynote at #HM13: why cost reduction requires new skills, inc. math & diplomacy. bit.ly/12FBWDt 2 hours ago
- Summary of my closing keynote address at #HM13: why hospitalists have bright future, why cost reduction work is key. bit.ly/17RJkA7 2 hours ago
- Can >1 #hospitalist group coexist in 1 hosp? Tricky, but I've seen it work. Good discussion bit.ly/12Fae9Z @larryberesford @SHMLive 8 hours ago




