Richard Quinn
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Allowing Specialty Society Registries To Submit Quality Data to PQRS
December 19, 2013
SHM committees continue working on viable options for hospitalists
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Large Hospital Systems, Physician Groups Most Likely to Form Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2013
Study finds institutions, groups familiar with risk-based, population-based payment models adopting ACO structure
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Hospitalist Anand Kartha Tackles Array of Hospital Medicine Duties
December 2, 2013
Physician devotes time to research, education, clinical, leadership roles
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VTE Risk Spikes for Pregnant Patients Admitted to Hospitals Pre-Delivery
November 21, 2013
Study recommends hospitalists recognize threat, treat patients at highest risk with prophylaxis
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Report Cites Wide Variation in Prescription Drug Use by Medicare Patients
November 6, 2013
Types of drugs prescribed, patients’ medication usage found to vary by U.S. geographic region
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CDC Expert Discusses MRSA Infections and Monitoring for Anti-Microbial Resistance
November 1, 2013
Jean Patel, PhD, deputy director of the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about MRSA infections and the importance of close monitoring for new signs of anti-microbial resistance
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Hospitalist Greg Harlan Embraces Everything Hospital Medicine Career Offers
November 1, 2013
The physician administrator, clinical instructor, and pediatric hospitalist enjoys the innovation, energy, freedom that comes with working in HM
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Industry Insider Explains the State of Medical Liability Insurance
November 1, 2013
Mike Matray, editor of trade publication Medical Liability Monitor, explains the state of medical liability insurance
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PIAA Director of Research and Loss Prevention Discusses Hospitalist Insurance Premiums
November 1, 2013
Divya Parikh explains why hospitalists are lumped in with internists for the purposes of determining insurance premiums
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Culture Shift Required to Defeat Defensive Medicine
November 1, 2013
Hospitalists should stop ordering tests that lead to unnecessary hospital costs, threaten patient safety for the sake of medical liability