Practice Management
Practice Management
Discharge before noon: An appropriate metric for efficiency?
The basic idea makes sense, but a lot of moving parts have to align perfectly.
Practice Management
A warning song to keep our children safe
Our society needs a deep knowledge of history to remind us of the world before vaccines.
Practice Management
Why you should re-credential with Medicare as a hospitalist
There are several ways in which the C6 specialty code provides value to hospitalists.
Practice Management
Hospitalists can help alleviate rising drug costs
There are effective short-term solutions that can be implemented to cut the rising costs of pharmaceuticals.
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Pilot program addresses social determinants of health
WASHINGTON – Patients were most often in need of health and/or dental insurance.
Quality
Culture: An unseen force in the hospital workplace
The principles of crew resource management can be applied to hospital medicine to maintain positive work culture.
News
Survey: High costs lead to skipped or postponed health care
Chronic conditions amplify affordability issues for those with employer-sponsored insurance.
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CBO predicts more Medicare spending with drug rebate proposal
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that spending in the Medicare program would increase by $170 billion over the 2020-2029 period due to...
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Employed physicians now outnumber independent doctors
A majority of doctors still work in small practices, although that number is falling.
Practice Management
Breaking the high-utilization cycle
Cooperative method addresses unnecessary testing, ineffective treatment plans.