Richard Quinn is an award-winning journalist with 15 years’ experience. He has worked at the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., and currently is managing editor for a leading commercial real estate publication. His freelance work has appeared in The Jewish State, The Hospitalist, The Rheumatologist, ACEP Now, and ENT Today. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and three cats.
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Hospitalist James O’Callaghan Finds Career Satisfaction in Pediatric Medicine
The former chemical engineering major gets gratification from treating today’s patients, improving healthcare for children
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Observation Status Not So Well-Defined in Hospitals
Use of inpatient designation in clinical practice inconsistent with CMS definition
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Information Exchange Among Hospitals, Healthcare Providers Spikes
Number of exchanges overall jumps 41%, though amount of shared clinical-care summaries, medication lists still lacking
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Hospitalists’ Capitol Hill Advocacy Effort Produces Results
SHM’s “Hospitalists on the Hill 2013” meeting with congressional legislators helps win more support for observation-status bill
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Goals, Patient-Centered Decisions Drive Hospitalist Julianna Lindsey
The veteran internist enjoys practicing acute-care medicine and positively affecting processes and patient outcomes throughout hospitals
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Medical Training Programs Adapt to Duty-Hour Changes
Study shows improved patient outcomes following 2003 reforms
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Team Approach Vital to Treating Patients with Mental Illness
Pharmacists, psychiatrists can help hospitalists determine best drug plan for medically ill patients with psychiatric comorbidity
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Hospitalist Advocate Finds Niche in Hospital Medicine
Veteran administrator, medical business consultant Bryan Weiss, MBA, joins editorial advisory group
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Rising Medicare Spending for End-of-Life Care Brings Patients’ Wishes into Focus
Patients increasingly use hospice services over hospitalization in their last days, study shows
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Emergency Department EHRs Raise Quality, Safety Concerns
Study highlights lack of industrywide standards, potential hazards for medical records
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Two Distinct Pathways to Hospital Leadership
Experts offer career advancement routes, warn hospitalists of time, energy, and financial commitment
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Minutes Matter for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Reducing onset-to-treatment time by just 15 minutes lowers in-hospital mortality, hemorrhage rates: JAMA study
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Lack of Medicare CPT Codes for Hospitalist Practice Creates Dilemma
The Society of Hospital Medicine is pushing Medicare to reclassify skilled-nursing facility care as inpatient care for hospitalists
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Is Shared Decision-Making Bad for the Bottom Line?
Study finds higher costs, longer lengths of stay for patients who are more involved in their own care
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AUDIO EXCLUSIVE: Research, Innovation, and Clinical Vignette Competition Draws Rave Reviews
Philadelphia hospitalist Todd Hecht talks about being a finalist in the HM13 Research, Innovation, and Clinical Vignette (RIV) poster competition...