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Heart failure readmission metric not linked to care quality
November 15, 2016
A new analysis suggests that metrics used by CMS to determine penalties for heart failure hospital readmissions are not associated with quality of care or overall clinical outcomes.
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Moises Auron, MD, SFHM, leverages his SHM membership to engage students in hospital medicine
November 15, 2016
The Hospitalist spotlights Moises Auron, MD, SFHM, a dual internal medicine/pediatrics hospitalist at the Cleveland Clinic
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New Standard Announced for Antimicrobial Stewardship
October 13, 2016
The Joint Commission recently announced a new Medication Management (MM) standard for hospitals, critical-access hospitals, and nursing care centers.
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Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Spending Increasing
October 7, 2016
How much are insured nonelderly adult patients paying out of pocket for inpatient care, and does that amount vary over time or by patient characteristics, region, or type of insurance?
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Observation Status Utilization by Hospitalist Groups Is Increasing
- G. Randy Smith Jr., MD, MS, FRCP(Edin), SFHM
September 28, 2016
According to SHM’s 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Report, observation discharges accounted for 21.2% of all discharges, an increase from 16.1% in 2014
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The State of Hospital Medicine Is Strong
September 14, 2016
With compensation up 30% since 2010, it’s a good time to be a hospitalist
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6 Tips for Community Hospitalists Initiating QI Projects
September 9, 2016
Large hospitalist groups expect their physicians to contribute to the QI initiatives of the hospitals they staff
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Providing Effective Palliative Care in the Era of Value
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
August 16, 2016
An important area to pay particular attention to is the role of future hospitalizations in patients’ wishes for care
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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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Understanding, Counsel Can Help to Navigate Payor Audits
August 3, 2016
Receiving notice from a payor that you are being audited can be alarming. Questions will inevitably run through your mind, such as, Why? How? How much will this cost?
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