News
Joint Commission Launches Certification for Hospital Palliative Care
October 4, 2011
A new Joint Commission program offering advanced certification for hospital-based palliative-care services is accepting applications and conducting daylong surveys through the end of this month. As with the Joint Commission’s reviews of other specialty services (e.g.
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The Earlier, the Better
October 1, 2011
Aggressive bed management increases capacity and revenue-generating opportunities without added costs
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Survey Insights
October 1, 2011
How compensation amount differs by employment model
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A Brief History
October 1, 2011
1995 and 1997 documentation guidelines remain in play
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Our Wake-Up Call
October 1, 2011
Cost-shifting article paves way for improved transitions, systemwide QI
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Opinion
Laborists, Defined
October 1, 2011
Certain traits, practices make the OBGYN hospitalist model a breed apart
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Pros and Cons of a Super-Commuter Lifestyle
October 1, 2011
Transportation expert Alan Pisarski discusses the stresses and mitigating factors of mega-commutes; EmCare CEO Mark Hamm explain how his company partners with client hospitals
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Experts discuss strategies to improve early discharges
October 1, 2011
Emergency Nurses Association President AnnMarie Papa discusses patient partnerships; Ken Simone explains the pressures hospitals face in moving patients and potential incentives to get nurses on board the early-discharge train
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How Hospitalists Can Team with Nursing to Improve Patient Care
September 23, 2011
Respect and trust go a long way with nurses, and improve patient care, satisfaction
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Nocturnists’ Compensation Puzzles Practice Leaders
September 2, 2011
Welcome to “Survey Insights,” a new section devoted to exploring and interpreting information from the survey conducted jointly by SHM and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA).
