Practice Management
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MedPAC urges CMS to curb low-value care
23%-37% of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one low-value service in 2014, based on analysis of claims data, for an expenditure of $2.4...
Practice Management
Understanding the new CMS bundle model
If there is broad participation, BPCI Advanced could represent a key milestone for hospitalists.
Practice Management
Embracing constant change in a growing practice
Department chair discusses universal truths he’s learned in cultural, personal, and structural aspects of leading change.
Opinion
Engaging skeptical parents
With skeptical parents, resist the urge to tell, and listen instead.
News
Teleconference is effective in assessing penicillin allergy
ORLANDO - Teleconferencing saved money, physician time, and patient exposure to more potent antibiotics.
News
Preparing to respond to workplace violence
SAN ANTONIO – The latest data show that the great majority of workplace violence is perpetrated by individuals outside the organization.
News
Consent and DNR orders
Where have the courts set the lines over the issue of consent surrounding decisions to withhold CPR?
News
Study: Half of doctors sued by age 55
Who wins when cases go to court?
News
Reported penicillin allergies hike inpatient costs
Extra inpatient costs may top $4,000, though confirmatory testing doesn’t confirm most reported allergies.
News
MedPAC: Medicare hospital readmissions program is working
WASHINGTON – Not everyone was convinced by MedPAC staff analysis.