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Missouri hospitalist at one year
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
This issue of Missouri Hospitalist marks the one year anniversary of our organization. Established to increase communication and education among hospitalists across our State, the Missouri Hospitalist Society is an informal group, to which...
From the journals
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
Five article citations of interest to hospitalists....
Impact of academic hospitalists on American medical education : A compact review
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-07)
Hospitalists are physicians whose medical practice focuses on general medical inpatient care. (1) Wachter and Goldman first used the term Hospitalist in 1996 to describe a new type of physician in the United States. (2) Initially, the concept...
The Hospitalist and the electronic medical record
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-03)
In January, 2010, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released full details of the proposed Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. These proposed rules set initial requirements which hospitals and health care providers must meet...
Hospitalist update
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-01)
Hospitalist update
(University of Missouri. Department of Medicine. Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-01)
ID corner : fever and infection in older adults
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
The IDSA has just released practice guidelines for the evaluation of fever and infection in older adults who are in LTCFs.
Case report
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
A 76 year old male was transferred to MU for management of pneumonia and rhabdomyolysis. He gave a history of cough, green sputum, fever, chills and malaise for the past several weeks; these symptoms did not improve after ...
Pharmacy update : The future of warfarin dosing : what is in the pipeline?
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2009-01)
Pharmacogenetic testing has been researched to find genetic variability among individuals who require warfarin therapy and to possibly reduce the occurrence of adverse events.
Real warfarin resistance or medication noncompliance?
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2010-01)
The word noncompliance comes too many times in the physicians' notes, particularly when the out-come is not in sync with the standard of care these days. True, many times, for various reasons, patients are noncompliant ...
Acute ischemic stroke management review for the hospitalist
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2018-01)
The treatment of acute ischemic stroke is dependent on timely recognition. After ensuring airway, respiratory and circulatory stability, NIHSS should be performed and urgent CT scan obtained. If no exclusions exist, ...
Updates in Hospital Palliative Care
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2019-10)
Background: This review critiques recent palliative care (PC) literature with likelihood of impacting general hospital practice in order to help address the PC needs of patients. Methods: Articles published between January and December 2018 were...
Impact of 'Transition of Care Model' on hospital ketoacidosis readmission rates : A pilot study
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
To investigate if a" Transition of Care" (ToC) Model at the time of hospital discharge helps in achieving a timely outpatient follow-up and reducing hospital readmission rates with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA).
Rothman Index as a predictor of 30-day hospital readmission
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2021-04)
, mean age 70.9 years), was collected. Results: Non-readmits demonstrated significantly higher mean Rothman Index values (70.94 [plus or minus] 1.3) compared to patients readmitted within 30 days (mean Rothman Index of 61.68 [plus or minus] 1.6) at (P...
Effect of Chronic Illnesses on Length of Stay and Mortality of Community Acquired Pneumonia in a Community Hospital
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2020-01)
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of demographics, substance abuse, and chronic illnesses on length of hospitalization and mortality of pneumonia. 866 patients admitted to a community hospital with diagnosis ...