Practice Management
Practice Management
Hospitalist well-being during the COVID-19 crisis
It is in adversity that we will find our strength as a hospital medicine community.
Perspectives
Call for volunteers for palliative care in COVID-19
NYC Health + Hospitals needs volunteers trained in palliative care to help patients remotely via telemedicine.
Clinical
Social distancing comes to the medicine wards
The risks of traditional patient visits during the coronavirus pandemic include spread to both patients and staff.
News
AMA asks HHS for ‘immediate’ aid to ease clinicians’ COVID-19 ‘financial peril’
The AMA and 137 other medical groups outlined a methodology for the federal government to provide payments equal to roughly 1 month’s worth of...
News
CMS loosens clinician scope-of-practice, telehealth rules for COVID-19 crisis
In an April 9 announcement, the agency said it will temporarily allow physicians to provide telehealth services across state lines and also...
Practice Management
COVID-19: Managing resource crunch and ethical challenges
Allocation of health care resources should be made according to a plan, by a triage team, and not left to front-line clinicians.
News
ABIM grants MOC extension
Those in their grace year will also be afforded an additional grace year in 2021.
Career
The wide-ranging impact of hospital closures
It is not unusual for hospitalists to step up during a hospital closure and advocate for their patients on behalf of the community.
News
COVID-19: A guide to making telepsychiatry work
“There’s going to be a much wider and diffuse acceptance of telemedicine as we go forward,” said Dr. Jay H. Shore.
News
COVID-19: Dramatic changes to telepsychiatry rules and regs
“Clinicians need to be aware of these changes so they can ensure they are reaching as many people as possible,” said Dr. John Torous.