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Move to Allow Patients to Request ‘Refund’ Appealing and Risky
December 30, 2015
We’ve all seen hundreds of commercials from companies advertising products and services with a money-back guarantee. The Men’s Warehouse, for example, has been promising men across the globe for over a decade, “You’re going to like the way you look.
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Private Insurers to Reap Bulk of Spending on Hospitalized Patient Care
December 29, 2015
Spending on care of hospitalized patients is expected to pass $1 trillion in 2015, a new high. Thomas Selden, PhD, of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently asked where that money is likely to go. The answer: private insurers.
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Early Palliative Care Can Save Money
- Adrienne W. Mann, MD;
- Allison Nitsch, MD;
- Matthew Hoegh, MD Sridharan Raghavan, MD, PhD;
- Mel L. Anderson, MD;
- Michael K. Schlepp, MD
December 25, 2015
Clinical question: Does time to consult after admission change the effect palliative care consultation has on cost of care?
Background: Studies have shown that early palliative care involvement improves quality of life and survival among cancer patients while reducing the cost of care.
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Parental Perceptions of Nighttime Communication Are Strong Predictors of Patient Experience
December 23, 2015
Clinical question: How does parental perception of overnight pediatric inpatient care affect the overall patient experience?
Background: Restrictions on resident duty hours have become progressively more stringent as attention to the effects of resident fatigue on patient safety has increased.
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A Look at Speakers, Educational Tracks Planned for Hospital Medicine 2016
December 17, 2015
Get ready for hospital medicine’s main event—Hospital Medicine 2016 (HM16). SHM remains at the forefront of healthcare, leading the charge to provide the best care for hospitalized patients.
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Press Ganey Executive Urges Physicians to Embrace Hospital Medicine Care Model
December 16, 2015
James Merlino, MD, president and CMO of Press Ganey's strategic consulting division, wants to convince physicians around the country that hospital medicine is good healthcare as a whole.
“[Hospitalists] are the holistic scorekeepers for a variety of medical conditions that a lot of physicians don
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Leadership Academy ‘Hits Nail on the Head’
December 11, 2015
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The Leadership Academy, presented by SHM, was held in October in Austin, Texas.
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Electronic Health Records Key Driver of Physician Burnout
December 1, 2015
Half of U.S. physicians are experiencing some of the symptoms of burnout, with even higher rates for general internists.
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Claims Data Misclassify Cardiovascular Disease Event Rates
- (Reuters Health);
- Will Boggs Md
December 1, 2015
NEW YORK - Diagnostic codes from administrative claims data underestimate cardiovascular disease event rates, researchers report.
"Increasingly, the diagnostic codes from administrative claims data are being used to measure clinical outcomes," Dr. Bruce M.
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Top Trends at Society of Hospital Medicine for 2016
December 1, 2015
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Ready or not, 2016 is almost here, and SHM is gearing up for another year jam packed with exciting, enriching opportunities for hospitalists and their teams.