News
Host of Factors Play Into Hospitalist Billing for Patient Transfers
January 1, 2013
Know your role in patient tranfers and avoid common billing mistakes
News
Society of Hospital Medicine’s CODE-H Returns in January
December 2, 2012
The SHM-exclusive program enables hospitalists to learn best practices in coding from national experts in the field
Opinion
John Nelson: Peformance Key to Federal Value-Based Payment Modifier Plan
December 2, 2012
What the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' new pay-for-performance program means to hospitalists
News
Pay-for-Performance Challenged as Best Model for Healthcare
November 22, 2012
Critics find no evidence linking financial reward incentive plan with positive patient outcomes
Opinion
John Nelson: Learning CPT Coding and Documentation Tricky for Hospitalists
November 2, 2012
Tips to keep physician CPT coding straight
News
Medical Coding: Hospice Care vs. Palliative Care
November 1, 2012
Knowing how to appropriately code for each of these costly services will ensure reimbursement
News
Physician Value-Based Payment Initiative Would Change Medicare Reimbursement
October 1, 2012
Value-based scheme would shift Medicare's traditional fee-for-service plan toward some type of pay-per-performance model.
News
Code-H: Learn Hospital-Based Coding from National Experts
August 29, 2012
CODE-H will be presented via live webinar at SHM’s new online community, Hospital Medicine Exchange, enabling users to post messages to other users and the faculty
News
Response: Properly Coding an Uncertain Diagnosis
August 28, 2012
Confusion arises because there are two mechanisms for reporting facility-based claims
News
Still No Implementation Date Set for ICD-10
August 22, 2012
Hospitalists can use the delay to better prepare for new system