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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: American Pain Society Board Member Discusses Opioid Risks, Rewards, and Why Continuing Education is a Must
February 1, 2013
Audio excerpts of our interview with Scott Strassels, PhD, PharmD, BCPS, an assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Texas at Austin and a board member of the American Pain Society
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HMX Term of the Month: CMS 1500
February 1, 2013
CMS 1500 is a medical claim form established by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to submit paper claims to Medicare and Medicaid
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Hospitalists to Unveil Patient Care Recommendations As Part of Choosing Wisely Campaign
February 1, 2013
Designed to help physicians and patients make wise decisions about their care, the Society of Hospital Medicine's (SHM) recommendations will be made public at an event on February 21 in Washington, D.C.
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Pharmacist-Hospitalist Collaboration Can Improve Care, Save Money
February 1, 2013
Avoiding adverse drug events and unnecessary hospital readmissions among the benefits of promoting collaborative approach to patient care
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The Patient-Doctor Relationship Gap
February 1, 2013
Study shows patients are less likely to stick with their medications if their physician is a poor communicator
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New Oral Anticoagulants Advance Treatment Options, Create Complications for Hospitalists
February 1, 2013
While oral anticoagulants are expected to help streamline hospitalized patients' care and discharge, questions remain about their effect on admissions and length of stay
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New Codes Bridge Hospitals’ Post-Discharge Billing Gap
February 1, 2013
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) transitional-care management codes may boost post-discharge clinics, clarify hospitalists’ discharge planning
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: CogentHMG hospitalist explains how hospitalists can prepare for Value-Based Purchasing at hospital, individual level
January 10, 2013
Julia Wright, MD, SFHM, FACP, president of the MidAtlantic Business Unit for CogentHMG, talks about how hospitalists can get up to speed on the new reality of value-based purchasing at both the hospital and physician level.
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Quality Improvement Project Helps Hospital Patients Get Needed Prescriptions
January 2, 2013
Hospitalists participating in a multidisciplinary "brown bag medications" program were trained to recognize patients at high-risk for not filling prescriptions, and help them get their medications at discharge
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Bloodsteam Infections in ICU Patients Plummet
January 2, 2013
Bathing all ICU patients daily with antimicrobial chlorhexidine soap credited for 44% reduction in infection rates at hospitals in 16 states