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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Primary-Care Physicians Weigh in on Quality of Care Transitions
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- Richard Quinn
A new study on transitions of care gives hospitalists a view from the other side. Published recently online in the Journal of Hospital Medicine,...
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Advanced Dementia Is a Terminal Illness with High Morbidity and Mortality
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: Does understanding the expected clinical course of advanced dementia influence end-of-life decisions by proxy decision-makers...
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Adding Basal Insulin to Oral Agents in Type 2 Diabetes Might Offer Best Glycemic Control
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: When added to oral diabetic agents, which insulin regimen (biphasic, prandial or basal) best achieves glycemic control in...
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Initiation of Dialysis Does Not Help Maintain Functional Status in Elderly
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: Is functional status in the elderly maintained over time after initiating long-term dialysis? Background: Quality-of-life...
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Decrease Inflammation in Moderate to Severe COPD
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: Does long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy, with and without long-acting beta-agonists, decrease airway inflammation and...
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Resident Fatigue and Distress Contribute to Perceived Medical Errors
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: Do resident fatigue and distress contribute to medical errors? Background: In recent years, such measures as work-hour...
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Dabigatran Is Not Inferior to Warfarin in Atrial Fibrillation
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: Is dabigatran, an oral thrombin inhibitor, an effective and safe alternative to warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation...
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement Decreases Heart Failure
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: Does cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with biventricular pacing decrease cardiac events in patients with reduced...
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Fluvastatin Improves Postoperative Cardiac Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Vascular Surgery
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- Richard Quinn
Clinical question: Does perioperative fluvastatin decrease adverse cardiac events after vascular surgery? Background: Patients with...
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Hospitalists Less-Likely Targets of Malpractice Claims Than Other Physicians
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- Richard Quinn
Frequent face-to-face communication with hospitalized patients typically builds positive physician-patient rapport
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Four Things HMGs Should Do To Prepare for Ebola
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- Richard Quinn
Dallas-based hospitalist recommends ways to spot patients with potential infection, prevent disease spread
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Hospitalists May Share Smaller Slice of Healthcare Spending Pie
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- Richard Quinn
Despite predicted growth in healthcare spending, fewer dollars expected to flow to hospital medicine
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Hospital Stipends, Employment Models for Hospitalists Trends to Watch
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- Richard Quinn
Hospital medicine group leaders use data from State of Hospital Medicine Report to forecast changes
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New State of Hospital Medicine Report Offers Insight to Trends in Hospitalist Compensation, Productivity
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- Richard Quinn
Comprehensive report from Society of Hospital Medicine shows 8% gain in hospitalist pay
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Hospitalist Compensation Up 8% in Latest Survey
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- Richard Quinn
2014 State of Hospital Medicine report shows record-high median compensation of $252,996 for adult hospitalists