Transitions of Care
Quality
Hospitalists Urge Congress to Reconsider Medicare’s “Observation Status” Rules
Policy complicates managing patients’ transitions to skilled nursing facility, say physicians
Quality
Hospitalists Can Address Causes of Skyrocketing Health Care Costs
Participating in quality improvement initiatives and shared decision making with patients and families can help
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SHM Supports Clarification to Observational Status Loophole for Medicare Patients
Change would enable beneficiaries to qualify for Medicare-covered skilled nursing facility care after leaving the hospital
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Hospitalists Poised to Advance Health Care Through Teamwork
Collaboration among hospitalists can help ensure open access to new discoveries that improve health care quality and affordability
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Bill Seeks to Enhance Patient Access to Post-Hospital Benefit
Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act allows patients to utilize institutional skilled nursing care
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Telehealth Technology Connects Specialists with First Responders in the Field
New initiative aims to improve disaster relief efforts in Midwest
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AMA Report Offers Nine Steps to Help PCPs Prevent Readmissions
Coordination between inpatient and outpatient teams is crucial to successful care transitions, research shows
Quality
Team Hospitalist Recommends Nine Don’t-Miss Sessions at HM13
Presentations about anticoagulants, physician value-based purchasing (VBP), and patient communications among hospitalists' top picks at SHM annual...
Quality
Two Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) Share Their Strategies for Success
Pairing with a multispecialty private-practice group and using nurse practitioners for at-home patient visits are tactics used by successful ACOs...
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: The Medical Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Spotlights Hospitalist Communication, Attention to Discharge Details
Listen to bonus excerpts of our interview with Ken Duckworth, medical director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and assistant clinical...