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HM 2016: A Year in Review
December 7, 2016
The top 10 events that impacted the specialty this year
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Ramping Up Telehealth’s Possibilities
November 10, 2016
Congress is considering the Medicare Telehealth Parity Act, intended to modernize the way Medicare reimburses telehealth services and to expand locations and coverage
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Big Health Policy Implications Loom with 2016 Election
October 18, 2016
Here’s what healthcare may look like under each candidate
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HM Turns 20: A Look at the Evolution of Hospital Medicine
August 12, 2016
A look at the evolution of hospital medicine as it celebrates 20 years
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Medicaid Ensures Hospitals Get Paid
- Andrew M. Seaman (Reuters Health)
June 26, 2016
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SHM SPARK Helps Bridge Gap for Hospitalist MOC Exam Prep
June 23, 2016
SHM recently introduced SHM SPARK, the only maintenance of certification (MOC) exam-preparation tool by hospitalists for hospitalists.
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Hospitals Not Utilizing More Observation Services to Avoid Readmission Penalties: Study
June 7, 2016
Concern that the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has led to more observation stays in an effort by hospitals to avoid readmission penalties can be put to rest.
A study published in late February in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while readmission rates dropped drama
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Policy Experts Urge Hospitalists to Get Involved, Share Knowledge
April 10, 2016
SAN DIEGO — Think beyond your four walls, speakers told hospitalists at HM16.
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Heart Disease Rates Have Dropped but Vary Widely by Region
- (Reuters Health);
- Kathryn Doyle
March 31, 2016
(Reuters Health) - Over the last 40 years, heart disease rates have dropped in the U.S.
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Jerome C. Siy, MD, SFHM Explores Hospital Medicine’s Global Reach
March 29, 2016
Editor’s note: As SHM celebrates the “Year of the Hospitalist,” we’re putting the spotlight on some of our most active members who are making substantial contributions to hospital medicine. You can get involved, too!