Richard Quinn
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CMS Rule on Use of Electronic Health Records Gets Mixed Reviews
September 13, 2012
Providers and trade groups concerned that proposed deadlines, patient thresholds will be difficult to meet
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Team Hospitalist Veteran Says Compensation Will Continue Growth Pattern
September 12, 2012
Ken Simone explains why hospitalist compensation will continue to rise and RVUs are an imprecise measure of HM productivity
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Study: Burnout Risk High for Hospitalists, Other “Front-Line” Physicians
August 29, 2012
Healthcare system needs to address hot-button issue, researcher says
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As Hospitalists Cement their Worth, Compensation Continues Upward Climb
August 29, 2012
Median compensation for adult hospitalists rose 6% in 2011, while productivity remained nearly static, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
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Palliative-Care-Focused Hospitalist Appreciates Training the Next Generation
August 29, 2012
Chithra Perumalswami, MD, says there are many aspects to caring for a patient as a palliative-care specialist and as a hospitalist that "really strike at the heart of what being a doctor is”
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Still No Implementation Date Set for ICD-10
August 22, 2012
Hospitalists can use the delay to better prepare for new system
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Discordant Antibiotic Use in Pediatric UTIs Associated with Higher LOS
August 15, 2012
Study says better antibiotics, quicker discharge may better benefit patients
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Study: Collaborative Approach to Med Rec Effective, Cost-Efficient
August 7, 2012
Adverse-drug-event prevention is a “team game,” says researcher
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Report: Pharmacist-Led Interventions Don’t Reduce Medication Errors Post-Discharge
August 1, 2012
Unexpectedly low health literacy muted efficacy of post-discharge follow-ups, hospitalist says
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Report: Wrong-Patient Orders Occur Frequently with CPOE Systems
July 24, 2012
Re-entering patient identification, other electronic interventions significantly reduce errors
