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SHM's Policy Corner

  • News

    Expedited Multistate Medical Licensure Promises Efficiency for Physicians

    April 3, 2015

    Federation of State Medical Boards to simplify state licensure process for physicians

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    Ways Hospitalists Can Support Advocacy for Patients, Hospital Medicine

    March 3, 2015

    There are so many ways to advocate for your patients, for your profession, for the future of hospital medicine. The easiest way? Getting involved. We know how important it is to you that your patients receive the best care possible.

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    Hospitalists May Share Smaller Slice of Healthcare Spending Pie

    October 27, 2014

    Despite predicted growth in healthcare spending, fewer dollars expected to flow to hospital medicine

  • News

    Clear Identification Needed for Hospitalists in Medicare

    September 2, 2014

    Society of Hospital Medicine renews call for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to designate specialty billing code for hospitalists

  • News

    Society of Hospital Medicine Ranks Observation Status a Priority Advocacy Issue

    April 1, 2014

    SHM to survey hospitalists on impact of designation on short-stay patients, develop possible policy revisions

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    SHM Backs Medicare Reimbursement for End-of-Life Care Counseling

    December 2, 2013

    Proposed legislation would cover advance-care planning consultations between patients, healthcare providers

  • News

    Hospitalists’ Role in PQRS, Pay for Performance Gets Boost

    November 1, 2013

    SHM effort supports adding inpatient codes to Physician Quality Reporting System to help hospitalists participate in Value-Based Payment Modifier program

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    SHM Report Provides New Insights About Physician Practice Leaders

    November 1, 2013

    Leadership roles expand to help hospitals meet performance improvement goals

  • News

    Two Hospitalist Groups Join SHM’s Hospital Medicine Exchange

    November 1, 2013

    Family medicine and post-acute hospitalists have signed on to participate in the online community

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    SHM Advocates for Medicare to Cover Skilled-Nursing Facilities

    October 1, 2013

    Hospitalists push to pass Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act that counts observation status toward three-day requirement for SNF patient care

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