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Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier To Make Changes for Hospitalists
March 1, 2014
Shift in reimbursement toward quality of care expected to encourage comparison of costs charged by physicians, other hospital medicine groups to same Medicare patients
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HM14 At Hand Mobile App Enhanced Functionality Helps Hospitalists Plan For Annual Meeting
March 1, 2014
Upgraded event app provides real-time alerts for breaking conference news, ways attendees can connect with other conference bloggers, career recruiters on virtual job board
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Movers and Shakers in Hospital Medicine
March 1, 2014
The latest hospitalists to receive awards, earn promotions, or assume new leadership roles. Plus, HM group contracts, mergers, and acquisitions
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Project BOOST Reduces Medicare Penalties and Readmissions
March 1, 2014
Apply by August 30 to participate in training program
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Modify Physician Quality Reporting System
March 1, 2014
Qualified clinical data registries added as reporting method to encourage hospitalist participation
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Aggregate Early Warning Score Results Mixed for High-Risk Pediatric Patients
March 1, 2014
Pediatric rapid response systems might not yield significant reductions in unadjusted rates of mortality, cardiopulmonary arrest, critical deterioration events
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Benefits of Membership in Society of Hospital Medicine Plentiful
March 1, 2014
SHM member perks include access to Hospital Medicine exchange online community of hospitalists, networking opportunities, subscriptions to the Journal of Hospital Medicine, and The Hospitalist magazine
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Society of Hospital Medicine Uses Social Media to Connect Members
March 1, 2014
SHM links hospitalists with peers, experts through Hospital Medicine Exchange, blogs, Twitter, Facebook
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The Costs of Quality Care in Pediatric Hospital Medicine
March 1, 2014
Quality improvement efforts reduce cost of complications, improve outcomes in pediatric healthcare
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Hospitalist Pay Shifts from Volume to Value with Global Payment System
March 1, 2014
How do we reward physicians for seeing more patients under a global payment system that encourages physicians and hospitals to do less?
