Practice Management
News
Parental leave for residents pales in comparison to that of faculty physicians
Twelve top institutions provided paid childbearing/family leave for faculty physicians, only eight did so for residents.
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Social media can help doctors stay up to date
SAN DIEGO – Dr. Amber Yates said being active on Twitter has helped her streamline the journals she reads.
Practice Management
Unit-based assignments: Pros and cons
Geographic cohorting comes with its implementation challenges.
News
ONC releases draft strategy on reducing EHR burden
Comments are sought to help drive direction of reforms.
News
Feds call for EHR interoperability. Again.
“Patients need to be able to access their own records. Period,” HHS Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan said.
Practice Management
How do hospital medicine groups deal with staffing shortages?
The expanding and dynamic labor market for hospitalists has a challenging side for hospitals.
Public Policy
CMS modifies the inpatient admission order requirement, or did it?
Medicare auditors have been given discretion to overlook an inpatient order flaw, but providers have not.
Practice Management
Hospitalist groups explore use of medical scribes
Can medical scribes make life easier for hospitalists?
News
Guideline authors inconsistently disclose conflicts
Review of payment records shows some undisclosed payments of $10,000 or more.
News
Healthy, ethical environments can alleviate ‘moral distress’ in clinicians