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Evaluating a Hospitalist: A New Way of Measurement
How do hospitalist-physician professionalism and shift work co-exist? How this question is answered is going to impact quality of care,...
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) appears to reduce hospitalizations, but AHRQ says good evidence still lacking
Researchers estimate that it could take 10 years to get reliable results
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: HM Chief Discusses Hospitalist Role in Patient-Centered Medical Home
Kevin Eichhorn, MD, hospital medicine chief at Dean Health System in Wisconsin, discusses the hospitalist’s role in the patient-centered medical...
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: State Officials Explain J-1 Visa Process for Hospitalist Recruits
Nebraska state officials explain why the J-1 visa process is more time-consuming than complicated
Public Policy
SPECIAL REPORT: Greg Maynard Tells Feds Health IT Has Yet to Deliver Quality Improvement
Dr. Maynard testified June 7 before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' HIT Policy and Standards Committees on Clinical Quality
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Early Returns: ACOs Improve Management of Patient Populations, Offer Short-Term Savings
Opportunities to be more efficient are largely under care of hospitalists, ACO director says
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Policy Corner: An Inside Look at the Most Pressing Policy Issues
IOM report highlights health IT promise and problems
Opinion
Reimbursement Readiness
Documentation improvement, regulatory acumen key maximization of Medicare dollars
Public Policy
Where’s the Stimulus?
Checking up on 2009’s $160 billion infusion into healthcare.
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Policy Corner
Coming soon to a hospital near you (maybe): Bundling