Larry Beresford is an Oakland, Calif.-based freelance medical journalist with a breadth of experience writing about the policy, financial, clinical, management and human aspects of hospice, palliative care, end-of-life care, death, and dying. He is a longtime contributor to The Hospitalist, for which he covers re-admissions, pain management, palliative care, physician stress and burnout, quality improvement, waste prevention, practice management, innovation, and technology. He also contributes to Medscape. Learn more about his work at www.larryberesford.com; follow him on Twitter @larryberesford.
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Medical Mistakes, 10 Years Post-Op
HM and renewed emphasis on patient safety grow in tandem
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Physician Accountability in the Crosshairs
HM can spearhead adherence to recognized medical-safety practices
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Social Distortion?
Hospitalists still unsure, yet interested, in everyday use of networking applications
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Proof of Concept
New quality study confirms hospitalist program value
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Back to Basics
UCSF mini-college provides hands-on experience with neuro exams, procedure practice, and critical care co-management
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Coat Tales
Hospitalists’ constant mobility means essential tools must be close at hand
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Weekend Effect Persists
Increased off-hours mortality forces hospitalists to learn new skills, forge new partnerships, increase staffing
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High-Tech Nightmare
Computerized order-entry systems can make hospitalists’ jobs easier—but barriers often are formidable
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Know Your Neurology
Hospitalists must be able to step in when specialists aren’t around in an emergency
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Tackle Technology
PDAs and PCs are a growing part of hospital practice
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Methadone: Handle with Care
Miracle painkiller comes with many questions and downsides—especially for inexperienced practitioners
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Pain at the Pump
PCA offers patients greater control but can mean trouble for the inexperienced physician
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Heal the Whole Hurt
Bring the spectrum of pain treatments to the bedside
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Pitfalls in Pain Treatment
Part II: Difficult cases and dilemmas
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TH's Pain Primer
PART ONE OF A THREE-PART SERIES. This month: pain management basics