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Opinion
The role of NPs and PAs in hospital medicine programs
July 14, 2017
Hospitalist nurse practitioner and physician assistant providers have been a growing and evolving part of the inpatient medical workforce, seemingly since the inception of hospital medicine.
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News
Hospitalists’ scope of services continues to evolve
July 13, 2017
The 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Report shows the continuation of prior trends in hospital medicine groups’ scope of admittance and comanagement services.
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News
HM17 session summary: Hospitalists as leaders in patient flow and hospital throughput
July 12, 2017
An education session at HM17 focused on key topics in patient flow and throughput for hospitalist physicians.
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News
Hospitalist meta-leader: Your new mission has arrived
June 22, 2017
Hospitalist leaders must keep both eyes focused on the horizon, to ensure that when conditions change, their organizations are ready to adaptively innovate and transform.
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Opinion
Hospitalists and cost control in the U.S. health care system
June 12, 2017
Hospitalists are strategically placed to ensure that each episode of care is provided in the most cost-efficient way possible without sacrificing quality.
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Opinion
Scheduling patterns: Time for a change?
June 6, 2017
Thought leaders in the hospital medicine field have expressed concern that a one-size-fits-all schedule model is a threat to the well-being of many physicians and, by extension, the sustainability of their hospital medicine groups.
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News
Making sense of MACRA: MIPS and Advanced APMs
May 24, 2017
A guide for hospitalists preparing for MACRA’s Quality Payment Program
News
Practice management skills more relevant than ever
May 24, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Welcome to managing a practice, circa 2017. The day-to-day doings of an HM group – recruiting, retention, compensation, scheduling and more – are the backbone of the specialty.
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HM17 session summary: Building a practice that people want to be part of
May 22, 2017
Creating a “culture of ownership” by recruiting the right people, promoting physician leadership, and improving structural elements such as compensation model and schedule were topics discussed in a practice management precourse at HM17.
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Opinion
Is the doctor in?
May 10, 2017
A recent increase in programs that provide telehospitalists indicates continued growth in coming years.
