Critical Care
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Guidelines Help Slash CLABSI Rate by 40% in the ICU
Proper hand hygiene, antimicrobial agents on safety checklist that hospitalists are encouraged to follow
Innovations in Healthcare
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Derek C. Angus discuss incorporating hospitalists into a tiered system of ICU care
Dr. Angus is chair of critical care medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Dressler, MD, MSc, SFHM, discusses the differences in opinion over the SHM/SCCM critical care fellowship proposal
Dr. Dressler is associate professor of internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and a former SHM board member
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Debate Rages Over Hospitalists' Role in ICU Physician Shortage
As provider shortages plague ICUs nationwide, the spotlight turns to hospitalists' training and willingness to bridge the gap
Innovations in Healthcare
ICU Hospitalist Model Improves Quality of Care for Critically Ill Patients
With proper training, hospitalists working in the ICU can benefit the care of critically ill patients
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Hospitalists Can Help Alleviate Intensivist Shortage
SHM and Society of Critical Care Medicine propose critical-care accreditation pathway for HM physicians
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Report Supports Telemedicine Use in ICU
Hospitalists could benefit from its efficiency, experts say
Quality
Hospitalist/Intensivist Model Lowers Costs, Maintains Quality of Care
As the field of HM continues to mature, branch out, and is called upon to lead in the care of a larger cross-section of hospitalized patients, it...
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Telemedicine Can Help Solve Intensivist Shortage
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The New Intensivists
Hospitalists are increasingly filling manpower gaps in ICUs. But do they belong there?