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Letters: Medicare Official Says ‘Physician Compare’ Website Does Not Provide Performance Data on Individual Doctors
June 1, 2013
Although the Website does not currently post individual physician clinical performance data, it does report if a physician participated in Medicare's Physician Quality Reporting System, and reported quality information for the year, says SHM president Shaun Frost, MD, SFHM.
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Behavioral Economics Can Accelerate Adoption of Choosing Wisely Campaign
June 1, 2013
Hospitalists who alter their habits are more likely to embrace Choosing Wisely recommendations
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Nonurgent Pediatric Admissions on Weekends Bump Up Hospital Costs
June 1, 2013
Hospitalists encouraged to admit failure-to-thrive patients on Mondays to save money, reduce length of stay
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SHM Supports Clarification to Observational Status Loophole for Medicare Patients
May 2, 2013
Change would enable beneficiaries to qualify for Medicare-covered skilled nursing facility care after leaving the hospital
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Hospitalists Poised to Advance Health Care Through Teamwork
May 2, 2013
Collaboration among hospitalists can help ensure open access to new discoveries that improve health care quality and affordability
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A Tracheostomy Collar Facilitates Quicker Transition
May 2, 2013
Managing heart failure, treating infections, and optimizing nutrition are crucial before weaning off ventilation, a pulmonologist says
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Hospitalists Can’t Ignore Rise in CRE Infections
May 2, 2013
Insist on antimicrobial stewardship, contact precautions, hand hygiene, and better room cleanings to fight carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections, a CDC expert says
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Addressing The Joint Commission’s Concern About Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
May 2, 2013
The recent article by Susan Kreimer “Serious Complications from Opioid Overuse in Hospitalized Patients Prompts Nationwide Alert” in the February 2013 issue of The Hospitalist highlights an important patient safety issue
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Documentation, CMS-Approved Language Key to Getting Paid for Hospitalist Teaching Services
May 1, 2013
The teaching physician is paid for their personal and medically necessary service in providing patient care
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Bill Seeks to Enhance Patient Access to Post-Hospital Benefit
May 1, 2013
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act allows patients to utilize institutional skilled nursing care
