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Is Your Hospital Medicine Group a Good Candidate for Project BOOST?
March 2, 2013
An eagerness to improve the hospital discharge process is a key quality for Project BOOST candidates
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Hospitalists Urged to Help Reduce 30-Day Readmission Rate
March 2, 2013
Healthcare expert encourages hospitalists to use methods and assessment tools of the Project BOOST program to avoid unnecessary patient readmissions
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Physicians Exercise Their Entrepreneurial Skills, Creativity to Pursue Passions Beyond Clinical Medicine
March 2, 2013
Career shifts can help hospitalists broaden horizons, strike better work-life balance
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Week On, Week Off Schedules Make Balancing Work-Life Demands Tough for Some Hospitalists
March 1, 2013
Physicians who favor the work model enjoy having seven days off to focus on family, while those opposed prefer a five-day work week
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Experts Debate Pros and Cons of Seven Days On, Seven Days Off Work Schedule
March 1, 2013
Familiar hospital medicine work model popular with some for its distinct time-off structure, criticized by others as inflexible and financially unstable
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Former Hospitalist Gets Satisfaction Helping Physicians Launch Nonclinical Careers
March 1, 2013
Philippa Kennealy, MD, traded her place in a family physician practice to pursue her passion for helping people
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Medicare Billing Regulations for Nonphysician Providers Vary by State, Facility
March 1, 2013
State laws determine Medicare services that can be billed, provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants
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Affordable Care Act Provides Two-Year Increase in Medicaid Payments for Primary-Care Services
March 1, 2013
Medicaid-to-Medicare parity regulation will increase total revenue for some hospitalist groups
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Hospital Medicine Group Leaders Strive to Balance Administrative, Clinical Tasks
March 1, 2013
For some hospitalist group leaders, taking a lighter clinical workload allows them to fulfill administrative duties as well
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Automated Hospital Inpatient Assignment Program Increases Efficiency, Coordination of Care
March 1, 2013
Computerized program evenly distributes hospitalist workload
