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News
Fellow in Hospital Medicine Spotlight: Katherine Hochman, MD, MBA, FHM
March 2, 2013
Dr. Hochman is assistant chief of medicine and director of the hospitalist program at New York University Medical Center (NYUMC) in New York City
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Hospital Medicine Leaders Set to Converge for HM13
March 1, 2013
Highlights of the Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting include sessions on the Choosing Wisely campaign, health care reform, and patient safety
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Hospital Medicine Guidelines for Management of Diabetic Foot Infections
March 1, 2013
Coordinated clinical care is important for improving patient care and outcomes
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Affordable Care Act Provides Two-Year Increase in Medicaid Payments for Primary-Care Services
March 1, 2013
Medicaid-to-Medicare parity regulation will increase total revenue for some hospitalist groups
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Hospital Medicine Group Leaders Strive to Balance Administrative, Clinical Tasks
March 1, 2013
For some hospitalist group leaders, taking a lighter clinical workload allows them to fulfill administrative duties as well
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Automated Hospital Inpatient Assignment Program Increases Efficiency, Coordination of Care
March 1, 2013
Computerized program evenly distributes hospitalist workload
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Report: Hospitals Show Improvement on Infection Rates, but Progress Slows on CAUTIs
February 11, 2013
Work to reduce in-hospital adverse events still to be done, says hospitalist expert
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Serious Complications from Opioid Overuse in Hospitalized Patients Prompts Nationwide Alert
February 2, 2013
A Joint Commission alert urges hospitalists to adopt measures to avoid dosing errors and improve the care of patients on opioid analgesics in acute-care settings
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Mortality Rates Become a Measuring Stick for Hospital Performance
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
February 2, 2013
Hospitalists can be crucial players in reducing hospitals' 30-day mortality rates and avoiding potential cuts to Medicare reimbursement
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New Codes Bridge Hospitals’ Post-Discharge Billing Gap
- Lauren Doctoroff, MD, FHM
February 1, 2013
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) transitional-care management codes may boost post-discharge clinics, clarify hospitalists’ discharge planning