October 23, 2009
The Society of Hospital Medicine's most recent bi-annual survey, which covers 2007-2008, indicates that hospitalists are young (the mean age is 40) and almost two-thirds (65 percent) are male.
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October 23, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
Pfizer allegedly promoted four drugs for off-label indications and caused false claims to be submitted to government health care programs for uses that were not medically accepted indications and therefore not covered by those programs.
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October 23, 2009
By:Gail Garfinkel Weiss
Alfred J. Maher, MD, differs from most hospital physicians in that he didn't begin working as a hospitalist soon after residency.
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October 23, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
Meditation and experience sharing may improve mood and lower feelings of burnout, according to a study in JAMA.
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October 23, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
The Department of Health and Human Services will join state multi-payer patient-centered medical home demonstration programs next year as a payer.
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October 23, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
Retail health clinics provide care for routine illnesses at a lower cost and similar quality as offered in physician offices, urgent care centers or emergency departments, according to a new study.
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October 23, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
A rule proposed in the health reform legislation would allow health insurers to sell plans across state lines.
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October 23, 2009
By:Gail Garfinkel Weiss
Whether just done with residency, an experienced hospitalist seeking new work, or a private practice physician transitioning to hospitalist work, a job hunt, at the outset, is an exercise in information-gathering.
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September 18, 2009
By:Morgan Lewis Jr.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced in late August plans to award $598 million in grants to open as many as 70 regional offices next year to help practices adopt electronic health record systems.
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