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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Acute-Care Surgery Hospitalists: Coming to a Medical Center Near You?
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- Richard Quinn
Emergency surgical model linked with efficiencies in patient care, costs
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Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Calls for Overhaul of Medicare's Observation Status Rules
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- Richard Quinn
Position paper suggests steps to improve flawed hospital admissions policy
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Hospitalist Julie Fedderson, MD, Driven by Dedication to Patient Care
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- Richard Quinn
Internist focused on transitioning hospitalized patients to outpatient care, improving clinical documentation, implementing electronic health...
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High-Value Care Program Puts Hospital on Path to Savings
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- Richard Quinn
Initiatives adopted by UCSF to curb wasteful practices boost healthcare value, clinician engagement
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Society of Hospital Medicine Backs Bill to Modify Hospital Readmissions Program
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- Richard Quinn
Proposed legislation would exempt some inpatient admissions conditions, account for high-risk Medicare and Medicaid patients
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Klaus Suehler, MD, FHM, Is Rooted in Hospital Medicine
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- Richard Quinn
Veteran hospitalist enjoys intellectual challenge of hospital medicine, opportunity to forge relationships with patients
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SGR Reform, ICD-10 Implementation Delays Frustrate Hospitalists, Physicians
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- Richard Quinn
Recent stalls to fix physician reimbursement program, implement overhauled medical coding system considered costly to healthcare industry
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Change To Dietary Rule Could Free Up Hospitalists for Other Tasks
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- Richard Quinn
Registered dietitians now allowed to prescribe therapeutic diets for inpatients
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Telemedicine on Capitol Hill
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- Richard Quinn
Hospitalist Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, addresses a Congressional subcommittee on potential of e-health technology
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LISTEN NOW! UC San Francisco's Michelle Mourad Encourages Fellow Hospitalists To Get Involved in Quality Projects
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- Richard Quinn
Michelle Mourad, MD, director of quality and safety at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine, talks about how to get...
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Listen Now! American Enterprise Institute's Scott Gottlieb, MD, Talks About the Impact the Affordable Care Act Will Have on Hospitalists
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- Richard Quinn
Physician and American Enterprise Institute resident fellow Scott Gottlieb, MD, talks about the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on both...
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Frustrated with Existing Systems, Hospitalists Collaborate to Improve Health Information Technology
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- Richard Quinn
Physicians at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting focus on end-user issues with electronic health records systems, medical informatics...
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Research, Innovation, Clinical Vignette Poster Winners Recognized at HM14
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- Richard Quinn
Posters on hospital-based educational programs, palliative care services, pediatric patient care honored at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual...
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Hospitalists Share Patient Care Tips, Strategies at HM14 Annual RIV Competition
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- Richard Quinn
Research, Innovations, Clinical Vignettes (RIV) posters at Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting showcase daily check-in routines,...
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Quality Improvement, Patient Safety Top Hospitalists’ Priority Lists at HM14
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- Richard Quinn
Pre-courses, breakout sessions, posters at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting focus on identifying, implementing successful QI projects...