Medication Reconciliation
Clinical
A SNF-based enhanced care program may help reduce 30-day readmissions
Does introduction of an Enhanced Care Program affect 30-day readmissions of patients discharged from an acute care hospital to a skilled nursing...
Practice Management
Reducing outpatient medication costs
Hospitalists used data to create a new algorithm-based tool to further reduce prescription cost.
HM17
RIV spotlights HM-focused research in real-time
LAS VEGAS – SHM’s annual Research, Innovations, and Clinical Vignettes poster competition has exploded in popularity over the past few years.
Clinical
12 things pharmacists want hospitalists to know
From better communications to extra vigilance to high-risk decisions, veteran pharmacists outline areas for improvement.
Quality
VIDEO: Attaining the tools to start your own quality improvement project
HM17 session on QI methodologies lays the foundation for hospitalist-led projects.
Quality
Consider apps for better patient health
Patient-facing apps have potential to help high-need, high-cost populations, but technology also poses risks.
Quality
Startup Pharmacy Takes Mail-Order to Next Level, Could Solve Medication Management Issue for Millions
It only takes one idea to help change the face of medicine and, recently, Forbes posted an article outlining a small startup pharmacy that could...
Quality
Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice: HM15 Session Analysis
HM15 Session: Putting Your Nickel Down: The What, Why, and How of Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice Presenters:...
Quality
Insulin Rules in the Hospital
Although new medications to manage and treat hyperglycemia and diabetes continuously appear on the market, national guidelines and position...
Quality
Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Updated, Available to Hospitalists
Medication Reconciliation Toolkit Updated, Available to Hospitalists