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Medicare fines half of hospitals for readmitting too many patients
A hospital will be penalized if its readmission rate is higher than expected given national trends in select categories.
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Health care workers implore OSHA for more oversight on COVID-19 safety
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COVID-19 pandemic amplifies uncertainty for immigrant hospitalists
“It feels like we are essential health care workers but non-essential immigrants,” said Dr. Patel.
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The socioeconomic revolving door of 30-day heart failure readmissions
Racial disparities in 30-day HF readmissions stem partly from variation in economic status of residential neighborhoods, regardless of hospital...
Public Policy
Hospital medicine, it’s time to vote
Hospitalists are in a perfect position to have an educated and influential say in future health care issues.
Public Policy
‘Celebration’ will be ‘short-lived’ if COVID vaccine rushed: Experts
US regulators eventually could safely approve vaccines for COVID-19 if the process is kept free of political pressure regarding time lines, study...
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Physicians, make a plan to vote
By voting, we as physicians are helping to address the social determinants of health in our communities.
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CDC adds then retracts aerosols as main COVID-19 mode of transmission
WHO has long stated that coronavirus is spread mainly by droplets that, once expelled by coughs and sneezes of infected people, fall quickly to...
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HHS plan to improve rural health focuses on better broadband, telehealth services
The announcement includes technical initiatives, such as a contract to help clinics and hospitals integrate care.
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Immigrant hospitalist dilemma takes stage at HM20 Virtual
For doctors on visas, the pandemic brings anxiety and uncertainty about legal status in the U.S.