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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Pediatric hospitalists convene virtually to discuss PHM designation
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- Larry Beresford
PHM is distinct from adult hospital medicine by virtue of its designation as a board-certified subspecialty.
News

Learning the ICU
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- Larry Beresford
Ninety-five percent of management of COVID-19 patients is nothing other than practicing sound critical care medicine.
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Hospitalists stretch into new roles on COVID-19 front lines
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- Larry Beresford
Hospitalists have been the backbone of the response to COVID-19 in the U.S.
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Low-dose erlotinib seems feasible for frail, elderly patients with NSCLC
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- Larry Beresford
The disease control rate was 90%, the median progression-free survival was 9.3 months, and few patients required treatment modifications.
News

How to expand the APP role in a crisis
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- Larry Beresford
The COVID crisis could help to advance the conversation about the appropriate role for APPs and their scope of practice in hospital medicine.
News

POPCoRN network mobilizes pediatric capacity during pandemic
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- Larry Beresford
The Pediatric Overflow Planning Contingency Response Network has worked like medical crowd sourcing.
News

Social determinants of health and the hospitalist
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- Larry Beresford
If social factors contribute to rehospitalizations, how can hospitalists and their health systems minimize their impact?
News

Hospitalists finding their role in hospital quality ratings
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- Larry Beresford
Hospitalists are responsible for ensuring that their hospitals excel in the care of patients, experts say.
News

‘Bridging leaders’ link quality, medical education
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- Larry Beresford
Hospitalists are a natural bridge between clinical work and the training of residents and medical students.
Article

How do social determinants of health play out in physician practice?
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- Larry Beresford
Documenting and coding social factors in the patient’s health care needs doesn’t necessarily change reimbursement for their care.
Opinion

Generalist knowledge is an asset
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- Larry Beresford
Recognition of the place for HTFMs in hospital medicine has grown in recent years.
News

Following the path of leadership
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- Larry Beresford
Take advantage of opportunities to learn leadership skills available to hospitalists.
News

Embracing an executive leadership role
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- Larry Beresford
Mentorship, coaching, and embrace of change on the path to administrative leadership.
News

Learning from the history of hospitals
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- Larry Beresford
Part of the goal for “Between the Guidelines” is to take a break from more clinically focused presentations and to think about the hospital from a...
News

Learning from the history of hospitals
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- Larry Beresford
Between the Guidelines will explore areas where established clinical guidelines don’t offer much help.