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News
Workforce Shortages, Increased Patient Populations, and Funding Woes Pressure U.S. Primary-Care System
July 31, 2012
The primary-care workforce has been on a downward slide that is sounding alarm bells throughout the country.
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Most Adverse Events at Hospitals Still Go Unreported
July 31, 2012
Hospitalists can help by fixing broken systems, creating safe-to-report work environments.
News
What Is the Optimal Therapy for Acute DVT?
July 31, 2012
VTE, including lower- and upperextremity DVT and pulmonary embolism, is one of the most common and preventable hospital diseases.
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Ready to Reduce Your Hospital’s Readmissions?
July 31, 2012
Submit your Project BOOST application before Sept. 1.
News
Adult Hospital Medicine Boot Camp Offers PAs, NPs Advanced Training
July 31, 2012
The education-focused “boot camp” immerses clinicians an intensive internal-medicine review of commonly encountered diagnoses and diseases in hospitalized adult patients.
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News
Established Performance Metrics Help CMS Expand Its Value-Based Purchasing Program
July 31, 2012
CMS is marching toward a value-based payment modifier program that will adjust physician reimbursement based on the relative quality and efficiency of care they provide.
News
Know Surgical Package Requirements before Billing Postoperative Care
July 31, 2012
With the growth of HM programs and the admission/attending role expansion, involvement in surgical cases comes under scrutiny for medical necessity.
News
New Infection-Control Weapons Emerge
July 31, 2012
New technology that infuses a copper oxide into hard surfaces or fabrics could soon become a major weapon in hospitals.
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Spotlight on Medical Necessity
July 31, 2012
Patients, hospitalists caught in crosshairs of the observation status conundrum.
News
Southern California Hospitals Find BOOST Tools Helpful
July 31, 2012
Most hospitals realize immediate readmissions reductions.
