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Medicare Rule Change Raises Stakes for Hospital Discharge Planning
July 1, 2014
Regulation stresses screening patients for risk of adverse post-discharge outcomes; need for written discharge policies, procedures
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SGR Reform, ICD-10 Implementation Delays Frustrate Hospitalists, Physicians
July 1, 2014
Recent stalls to fix physician reimbursement program, implement overhauled medical coding system considered costly to healthcare industry
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Why Hospitalists Should Heed Choosing Wisely Recommendations
June 1, 2014
Cost-effectiveness campaign should compel physicians to be good stewards of finite healthcare resources
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American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Choosing Wisely Campaign Promotes Evidence-Based Patient Care
June 1, 2014
Specialty societies, consumer groups have identified more than 300 potentially harmful tests, procedures physicians should discuss with patients; more to come throughout 2014
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Society of Hospital Medicine Sponsors Glycemic Control Mentored Implementation Program
June 1, 2014
Program supports development, implementation of hospitals' glycemic control measures; quality care of inpatients with hyperglycemia, diabetes
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How to Avoid Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations When Posting Patients’ Protected Health Information Online
June 1, 2014
Know which medical information must be de-identified before it’s shared over social media
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10 Choosing Wisely Recommendations by Specialists for Hospitalists
June 1, 2014
Medical societies list safe, cost-effective tests physicians should perform—and ones to avoid—when diagnosing patients
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Listen Now! American Enterprise Institute’s Scott Gottlieb, MD, Talks About the Impact the Affordable Care Act Will Have on Hospitalists
May 5, 2014
Physician and American Enterprise Institute resident fellow Scott Gottlieb, MD, talks about the impacts of the Affordable Care Act on both hospitalists and the institutions and groups that employ them
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s Hospitalist Program Peak Performance Sets Foundation for Improvement
May 2, 2014
Designed to reduce readmission rates in Illinois hospitals, HP3 program promotes better hospital medicine group performance through quality initiatives, project management techniques
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Hospital Medicine Movement Grows in Scope, Impact
May 2, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine estimates more than 44,000 hospitalists in U.S. in 2014, nearly four-fold increase since 2003
