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Article
Hospital factors play key role in readmission risk after surgery
November 28, 2016
CORONADO, CALIF. – Variation in readmission risk across hospitals following certain surgical procedures is more attributable to hospital factors than to patient characteristics, results from a large analysis demonstrated.
News
Hospitalists Stretched as their Responsibilities Broaden
November 23, 2016
A continued broadening of responsibilities continues to stretch even the most well-trained hospitalists
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Tips for Hospitalists on Solving Difficult Situations
November 18, 2016
Tough cases and the firing of hospitalists sometimes arise without clear-cut solutions—here’s how these real-life cases were resolved
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Predicting 30-Day Readmissions
November 10, 2016
Rates of 30-day readmissions are of major concern to hospitalists
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Ramping Up Telehealth’s Possibilities
November 10, 2016
Congress is considering the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act, intended to modernize the way Medicare reimburses telehealth services and to expand locations and coverage
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News
Everything You Need to Know About the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
November 9, 2016
BPCI might be a game-changer for HM because it’s the first of the bundled-payment initiatives that truly falls direct to the care provided by hospitalists
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Improving Hospital Telemetry Usage
November 3, 2016
Research has shown that inappropriate usage of inpatient telemetry monitoring increases costs to the healthcare system
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Measuring Excellent Comportment among Hospitalists
November 3, 2016
The hospitalist’s performance is among the major determinants of a patient’s hospital experience. But what are the elements of a successful interaction?
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News
Why Aren’t Doctors Following Guidelines?
October 31, 2016
Studies show that when guidelines are applied, patients do better—so why aren’t doctors following them?
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Opinion
A Quick Lesson on Bundled Payments
October 25, 2016
Bundled payment programs are the most visible of CMS’s episode payment models (EPMs)
