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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Society of Hospital Medicine Ranks Observation Status a Priority Advocacy Issue
April 1, 2014
SHM to survey hospitalists on impact of designation on short-stay patients, develop possible policy revisions
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Delays, Controversy Muddle CMS’ Two-Midnight Rule for Hospital Patient Admissions
April 1, 2014
Observation status regulation for Medicare, Medicaid patients won't go into effect until March 31, 2015
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Federal Grant Extends Anti-Infection Initiative
March 2, 2014
The American Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) expand its program to reduce healthcare-associated infections
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How Will New Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Affect Medicare Reimbursements?
March 1, 2014
Program will have hospitalists identify appropriate metrics, patient attribution
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Modify Physician Quality Reporting System
March 1, 2014
Qualified clinical data registries added as reporting method to encourage hospitalist participation
