Practice Management
Quality
Creating better performance incentives
There are better options than pay-for-performance programs.
Practice Management
A “Ray of light”
There is value in looking for inspiration in the patients you care for.
Practice Management
Are hospitalists being more highly valued?
Financial support from hospitals to hospital medicine groups continues to climb.
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.
News
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.