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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AAN urges feds to further expand telehealth benefits
- Megan Brooks
March 25, 2020
According to the AAN, the easing of restrictions on telehealth should be extended beyond Medicare fee-for-service to both Medicare Advantage and Medicaid patients.
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Designing an effective onboarding program
- Farzan Irani, MD, MBA, MRCP, SFHM, FACP, Chcqm
March 19, 2020
The first year remains the most vulnerable period for a new hospitalist.
Opinion
Hospital medicine physician leaders
- Mihir Patel, MD
March 13, 2020
Lead hospitalist duties can extend from daily operations to leading the strategic vision of a health system.
News
Medicare study evaluates impact of U.S. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
- Doug Brunk
February 10, 2020
The proportion of care encounters studied that were preventable remains poorly understood.
News
Introduction to population management
- Marina Farah, MD, MHA
January 30, 2020
The cornerstone of population management is provider accountability for the cost of care.
News
New hypertension performance measures boost 130/80 mm Hg target
- Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD
January 6, 2020
PHILADELPHIA – Hypertension performance and quality measures from the AHA and ACC provide a guide for implementing the 2017 hypertension guideline.
News
Out-of-network billing in in-network hospitals adds $40 billion in spending
- Gregory Twachtman
December 19, 2019
If out-of-network claims were paid at in-network rates, it could lower spending by $40 billion.
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Have lower readmission rates led to higher mortality for patients with COPD?
- Christopher Moriates, MD, SFHM
December 3, 2019
The evidence of an association between readmissions and mortality has been complicated and conflicting.
News
ACGME deepening its commitment to physician well-being, leader says
- Doug Brunk
November 27, 2019
NEW ORLEANS – Positive social relationships with others are crucial to joy and well-being in the practice of medicine, Dr. Brigham said.
News
NAM offers recommendations to fight clinician burnout
- Kerry Dooley Young
October 24, 2019
A National Academy of Medicine report provides a roadmap for both broad and targeted efforts to address clinician burnout.