Quality
Practice Management
Productivity-based salary structure not associated with value-based culture
What hospitalist reimbursement models are associated with value-based care culture?
Quality
Adjustment for characteristics not used by Medicare reduces hospital variations in readmission rates
Can differences in hospital readmission rates be explained by patient characteristics not accounted for by Medicare?
Career
Becoming a high-value care physician
Practicing high-value care is not just a matter of ordering fewer tests.
Quality
Physician burnout may be jeopardizing patient care
Is physician burnout associated with more patient safety issues, low professionalism, or poor patient satisfaction?
Quality
Creating better performance incentives
There are better options than pay-for-performance programs.
Clinical
Reducing adverse drug reactions
Both in and out of the hospital, adverse drug reactions remain a problem.
Quality
Bringing QI training to an IM residency program
Quality improvement is crucial in today’s health care environment.
Quality
Following the path of leadership
Take advantage of opportunities to learn leadership skills available to hospitalists.
HM19
HM19: Things we do for no reason
High-value care is a key focus of systems improvement in pediatric hospital medicine.
Quality
Lower rates of patient satisfaction may predict readmission
Do higher rates of patient satisfaction lead to lower rates of hospital readmission?