News
Hospitalist Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, FHM, Testifies Before Congress About Medicare
September 2, 2014
Outlines for lawmakers hospitalists’ concerns about two-midnight rule, observation status, audit program
News
Clear Identification Needed for Hospitalists in Medicare
September 2, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine renews call for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to designate specialty billing code for hospitalists
News
Medicare Billing Practices More Transparent as CMS Cracks Down on Overchargers
August 1, 2014
Agency to impose higher financial penalties, stricter disciplinary actions to curb careless billers
Opinion
Proper Inpatient Documentation, Coding Essential to Avoid a Medicare Audit
July 1, 2014
Tips to help your hospital medicine group ensure appropriate CPT coding
News
Delay in ICD-10 Implementation to Impact Hospitalists, Physicians, Payers
July 1, 2014
Additional costs, potential problems with system-wide rollouts among their concerns, but hospitalists urged to remain engaged
News
Medicare Rule Change Raises Stakes for Hospital Discharge Planning
July 1, 2014
Regulation stresses screening patients for risk of adverse post-discharge outcomes; need for written discharge policies, procedures
News
SGR Reform, ICD-10 Implementation Delays Frustrate Hospitalists, Physicians
July 1, 2014
Recent stalls to fix physician reimbursement program, implement overhauled medical coding system considered costly to healthcare industry
News
How to Avoid Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations When Posting Patients’ Protected Health Information Online
June 1, 2014
Know which medical information must be de-identified before it’s shared over social media
News
Hospital Medicine Movement Grows in Scope, Impact
May 2, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine estimates more than 44,000 hospitalists in U.S. in 2014, nearly four-fold increase since 2003
News
Bill to Clarify Three-Midnight Rule for Medicare Patients Gains Support from Congress, Hospitalists
May 1, 2014
H.R. 1179 would eliminate confusion around hospital admission requirements to cover skilled nursing care; relieve financial burden for Medicare patients, families