News
Safety-net hospitals would be hurt by hospital-wide 30-day readmission penalties
November 19, 2017
Considering all readmissions within 30 days of discharge in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program would modestly increase the number of hospitals eligible for penalties and would have a bigger impact on safety-net hospitals, based on a study of two years of Medicare claims data from 3,443 ...
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News
Price transparency of laboratory testing does not change provider ordering habits
November 18, 2017
Clinical question: Does price transparency of laboratory tests at the point of order entry affect provider ordering behavior?
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Opinion
Medical malpractice and the hospitalist: Reasons for optimism
November 9, 2017
The most common types of malpractice allegations made against hospitalists were related to medical treatment, diagnosis, and medications.
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News
Quick Byte: Telemental health visits on the rise
October 27, 2017
From 2004-2014, the number of telemental health visits grew on average 45.1% annually.
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News
Sneak Peek: The Hospital Leader blog – Oct. 2017
October 27, 2017
A narrow focus on shortening hospital stay and weakening channels of communication may be leaving patients adrift in post-acute care.
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News
Scheduling patterns in hospital medicine
October 26, 2017
Two scheduling patterns are emerging in hospital medicine – smaller programs are utilizing a Monday to Friday schedule and larger programs are utilizing a 7-on-7-off schedule.
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Video
VIDEO: How to manage surgical pain in opioid addiction treatment
October 25, 2017
NEW ORLEANS – It is possible to give opioid addiction patients opioids for post-op surgical pain without increasing the risk of relapse.
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News
Firearms’ injury toll of $3 billion just ‘a drop in the bucket’
October 24, 2017
Real cost of firearms injuries could be drastically higher than has been estimated, researcher said.
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News
Study: EHR malpractice claims rising
October 20, 2017
Claims involving EHRs have more than doubled in the last 7 years, according to an analysis.
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Opinion
Thinking about productivity: Survey data 2017
October 20, 2017
The high demand for hospitalists is probably the most significant force causing hospitalist compensation to rise faster than in most other specialties.
