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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Hospitals with Hotel-Like Amenities Don’t Improve Satisfaction Scores
Hospital design may not contribute to patients’ satisfaction with the care given by their hospital professionals, according to new research from...
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Hospice, Palliative Care Groups Release Quality Care Measures
[caption id="attachment_9635" align="alignright" width="300"] Photo credit: Manuel Noguera[/caption] The American Academy of Hospice and...
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LISTEN NOW: Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP provides tips on improving care transitions
Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP, a hospitalist and founder of Collaborative Healthcare Strategies, talks about what clinicians can do to help improve care...
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LISTEN NOW: Daniel Hunt, MD elaborates on recent article on primary care providers
Listen to Daniel Hunt, MD, chief of the hospital medicine unit at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, discuss his recent article titled “...
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LISTEN NOW: Eric Howell, MD, SFHM discusses care transitions and readmissions
Johns Hopkins hospitalist Eric Howell, MD, SFHM, discusses connections between SHM, hospitalist practices, handoffs, and successful care...
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Small Hospitals Concerned about Readmissions Avoidance
Small, rural, and community-based hospitals face many of the same concerns about readmissions as large ones. James Baumgartner, MD, chief...
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Continuity Visits by Primary Care Physicians Could Benefit Inpatients
[caption id="attachment_8732" align="alignright" width="295"] Internist Gila Kriegel, MD, says most PCPs “likeseeing their patients through the...
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Lean Six Sigma Improves Pediatric Discharge Times
Journal of Hospital Medicine study finds restructuring daily rounds improved throughput
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Good Hospital Discharge Summaries Identified
Study outlines those elements of discharge summaries most helpful to physicians, patients
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Data Show Medicare Readmission Penalties Unfair
Hospital groups claim federal program failed to adjust for socioeconomic risk factors
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Malpractice Claims For Hospitalists Average .52 Per 100 Physician Years
Journal of Hospital Medicine study first to analyze malpractice claims specifically for hospitalists
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Art Helps Hospitalized Patients Manage Pain, Anxiety
Studies suggest art therapy can reduce stress, boost care satisfaction for hospitalized patients with cancer, other diseases
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Hospitalists' Responsibility, Role in Readmission Prevention
[caption id="attachment_8611" align="alignright" width="295"] Image credit: ILLUSTRATION/PAUL JUESTRICH; PHOTOs shutterstock.com[/caption] Ashish...
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Hospital Readmissions Rates, Medicare Penalty Analysis
A widely cited statistic in the national readmissions debate holds that one in five acute hospital discharges will lead to a readmission within 30...
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Technology May Offer Solutions to Hospitalists' Readmissions Exposure
Almost weekly, a white paper, report, journal article, or press release touts a new program, software, or technology system offering to help...