News
Medicare Readmissions Penalties Expected to Reach $428 Million
December 2, 2014
CMS started the third year of its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on October 1, with 2,610 U.S.
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Opinion
Hospitals’ Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
November 3, 2014
Hospitals' Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
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Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be Better
November 3, 2014
Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be BetterMedicare, hospital-acquired condition, reduce, patient safety, adverse events, penalty
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Opinion
Homecare Will Help You Achieve the Triple Aim
October 15, 2014
Hospitalists must begin to pay attention to the cost side of the value equation
News
Nonclinical Factors Influence Hospital Readmissions
October 15, 2014
Patients' socioeconomic status, functional ability at home play role in rehospitalization risk
News
Better Prescription Practices Can Curb Antibiotic Resistance
October 13, 2014
Stewardship checklists, other recommendations to help hospitals keep antibiotic prescriptions in check
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News
Hospitalists Adopt Strategies to Become More Responsible Prescribers of Antibiotics
October 13, 2014
Antibiotic stewardship practices urged as antibiotic resistance emerges as global threat
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Hospitalist Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, FHM, Testifies Before Congress About Medicare
September 2, 2014
Outlines for lawmakers hospitalists’ concerns about two-midnight rule, observation status, audit program
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
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News
Medicare Billing Practices More Transparent as CMS Cracks Down on Overchargers
August 1, 2014
Agency to impose higher financial penalties, stricter disciplinary actions to curb careless billers
