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COPD Readmission Penalties Hurt Hospitals Serving Low-Income Patients
December 3, 2014
Government penalties meant to reduce COPD readmissions will unfairly impact hospitals that care for vulnerable patients, according to a report from the University of Michigan. Beginning in January 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will add COPD to its list of medical conditio
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Ebola Outbreak Reminds Hospitalists How To Prepare for Infectious Disease
December 2, 2014
When the outbreak first started, and in the months that followed, Ebola virus dominated American headlines.
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Medicare Readmissions Penalties Expected to Reach $428 Million
December 2, 2014
CMS started the third year of its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on October 1, with 2,610 U.S.
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Bob Wachter Says Cost Equation Is Shifting in Ever-Changing Healthcare Paradigm
November 5, 2014
HM pioneer says hospitalists who have flown under radar soon will be counted on to produce cost, waste reduction.
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Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
November 3, 2014
Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
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Hospitals’ Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
November 3, 2014
Hospitals' Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
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Interplay Between Physician Employment Agreement, Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws Important
November 3, 2014
Interplay Between Physician Employment Agreement, Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws Important
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Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be Better
November 3, 2014
Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be BetterMedicare, hospital-acquired condition, reduce, patient safety, adverse events, penalty
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Patient Dumping Lawsuit Raises Awareness of Needs of Homeless
October 27, 2014
Hospitalist offers tips for discharging indigent patients
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Hospitalists May Share Smaller Slice of Healthcare Spending Pie
October 27, 2014
Despite predicted growth in healthcare spending, fewer dollars expected to flow to hospital medicine
