News
Paying Attention to Detail Critical in Medical Coding
January 2, 2013
A senior medical coding and education specialist recommends hospitalists give specifics regarding patients' complaints when coding for level of service
News
HMX Term of the Month: Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS)
January 2, 2013
HCAHPS is a national, standardized survey of hospital patients created to publicly report patients’ perspective of hospital care
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Medicaid Payments for Some Primary-Care Services Reach Parity with Medicare Levels
January 2, 2013
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) recommendations lead to payments by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitalist-related codes
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Opinion
John Nelson, MD: A New Hospitalist
January 1, 2013
How the hospital medicine practice has changed greatly over the past three decades
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
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News
Position Paper on Critical-Care Debate Did Not Address Family Practice Physicians in ICU
January 1, 2013
The main thrust of the paper, "The Critical-Care Debate" article in The Hospitalist, October, 2012 issue, focuses specifically on physicians trained in internal medicine
News
More Hospitalists Opt for Part-Time Work Schedules
January 1, 2013
Key issues that physicians should address in their part-time employment contracts
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News
Hospitalist Edward Ma, MD, Embraces the Entrepreneurial Spirit
January 1, 2013
Dr. Ma is combining his knowledge of healthcare management with his experiences as a hospitalist and medical director to develop a consulting business
News
Tailored Health IT Improves VTE Rates
December 26, 2012
Study shows value of electronic decision support tools, could spark physician buy-in
News
TeamSTEPPS Initiative Teaches Teamwork to Healthcare Providers
December 26, 2012
Hospitalists have an important role in improving team function
