News
Tailored Health IT Improves VTE Rates
December 26, 2012
Study shows value of electronic decision support tools, could spark physician buy-in
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News
Report Outlines Ways Hospital Medicine Can Redefine Healthcare Delivery
December 2, 2012
Recommendations from the Institute of Medicine include reforming payment, adopting digital infrastructure, and improving continuity of care
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospitalists Must Grin and Bear the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Program
November 2, 2012
Developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) program is as much about documentation as it is about providing good care
News
Hospitalists’ Voices to be Heard on Capitol Hill
November 1, 2012
Hospital medicine leaders and colleagues join the Society of Hospital Medicine's "Hospitalists on the Hill" day to bring healthcare concerns before members of Congress
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New ‘Meaningful Use’ Exemption is Valuable Option for Growing Number of Hospitalists
November 1, 2012
Hospital-based eligible professionals do not qualify for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, or impending payment penalties for not being 'meaningful users' of EHR technology
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Society of Hospital Medicine Joins Fight to Delay Medicare Cuts that Reduce Pay for Hospitalists
October 17, 2012
Scheduled Medicare belt-tightening would trim hospitalists' compensation in 2013
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Penalties for Hospitals with Excessive Readmissions Take Effect
October 10, 2012
Hospitals nationwide must curb their rate of 30-day readmissions for some Medicare patients, or lose millions in federal revenue
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Society of Hospital Medicine Seeks to Connect Hospitalists Far and Wide
October 1, 2012
SHM's Hospital Medicine Exchange (HMX) online community makes it easy for hospitalists to connect and collaborate with peers nationwide
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Physician Value-Based Payment Initiative Would Change Medicare Reimbursement
October 1, 2012
Value-based scheme would shift Medicare's traditional fee-for-service plan toward some type of pay-per-performance model.
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospital Readmissions Penalties Start Now
October 1, 2012
Hospitals must meet October 1st deadline for complying with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Readmission Reduction Program or risk financial penalties
