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This article discusses the challenges and nuances involved in using CAUTI and CLABSI rates as performance measures for ...

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Navigating academic promotion for hospitalists involves understanding evolving criteria, institutional variations, and the ...

Tom Collins is a freelance writer in South Florida who has written about medical topics from nasty infections to ethical dilemmas, runaway tumors to tornado-chasing doctors. He travels the globe ...