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How to Initiate a Choosing Wisely Project in Your Hospital
July 6, 2015
Tips for securing institutional, financial support for your quality improvement initiative
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ICD-10 Medical Coding System Likely to Improve Documentation, Reimbursement
July 6, 2015
ICD-10 is the system that will replace ICD-9 for all parties covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). ICD-10 contains a code set used for inpatient procedural reporting and a code set used for diagnosis reporting.
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Post-Acute Patient Care Offers Opportunities for Non-Physicians
July 6, 2015
Setting allows nurse practitioners, physician assistants to play key clinical, administrative roles
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Post-Acute Patient Care New Frontier for Hospitalists
July 6, 2015
[caption id="attachment_10261" align="alignright" width="300"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] In spite of all the gadgets and technologies available to hospital-based physicians nowadays, Jerome Wilborn, MD, FCCP, sees a much simpler symbol of patient care. Dr.
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11 Things Gastroenterologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
July 6, 2015
[caption id="attachment_10268" align="alignright" width="275"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] So many symptoms that are staples of gastroenterology—chest pain, nausea, diarrhea—are mainstay causes for hospitalization that it might be worth fine-tuning how well you handle patients with g
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Hospitalist Brian Chen, MD, Marries Medicine With Music
July 6, 2015
[caption id="attachment_10377" align="alignright" width="275"] Dr. Chen's favorite pieces are from the romantic period of classical music.[/caption] Most young boys dream about scoring touchdowns or being a superhero, combatting villains or evil aliens.
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Medicare Rankings Favor Small, For-Profit Hospitals
July 6, 2015
[caption id="attachment_10345" align="alignright" width="256"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publicly revealed for the first time which hospitals achieved five stars and which had room for improvement based on patient exper
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The Hospital Leader Explores Ways Hospitalists Can Tackle Healthcare Costs
July 6, 2015
EDITOR’S NOTE: A version of this article originally appeared on Medpage Today on May 5, 2015. By now, we have all heard the stories about unconscionable medical bills causing financial harm for patients.
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SGR Repeal: What It Means for Hospitalists
July 6, 2015
On April 16, President Obama signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation that not only fully repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) but also permanently eliminated the recurring threat of physician payment cuts in Medicare. Along with the SGR repeal, the Medicare Access and C
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Hospitalists Play Key Role Developing Electronic Health Records
July 6, 2015
If you are a hospitalist, you know this to be true: Electronic health records (EHRs) run more smoothly because of our input.
