TY - BOOK AU - Mark V. Williams AU - Scott A. Flanders Winthrop Whitcomb Winthrop Whitcomb Steven Cohn TI - Comprehensive Hospital Medicine T2 - 0 SN - 9781416002239 U1 - 610 Medicine & health 21 PY - 2007/// CY - China PB - Saunders Elsevier KW - Comprehensive Hospital Medicine N1 - In the exciting and growing field of hospital medicine, you're as concerned with the efficient management of your unit as you are the effective care of your patients. This multimedia Expert Consult title is your ideal new clinical reference on both counts...in print and online! Nationally recognized experts equip you with practical, actionable guidance on all of the challenges you face every day―making it easier for you to provide optimal care for every patient. Access to the entire contents of this Expert Consult title online permits speedy consultation from any computer with an Internet connection. State-of-the-art, evidence-based, hospital-focused guidelines on clinical assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and discharge/follow-up planning help you to effectively manage all of the key disorders in every body system. 20 chapters focused on peri-operative care assist you in navigating this increasingly important component of hospital medicine practice. Expert advice on systems issues explores how to establish and enhance a hospitalist program, provide leadership, manage patient transitions of care, establish a teamwork model with hospital staff, promote patient safety and staff performance improvement, standardize care, and navigate legal and ethical concerns; 0 ER -