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Hospitalists’ Responsibility, Role in Readmission Prevention
April 3, 2015
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Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, K.T.
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Hospital Readmissions Rates, Medicare Penalty Analysis
April 3, 2015
A widely cited statistic in the national readmissions debate holds that one in five acute hospital discharges will lead to a readmission within 30 days.1 Associated costs are estimated at $17.5 billion, although that figure encapsulates significant variation across diagnoses, regions, and hospital m
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Greater Transparency for Financial Information in Healthcare Will Prompt Questions from Patients
March 3, 2015
The movement toward greater transparency of financial information in healthcare is providing patients with access to data that might affect their healthcare decisions.
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Hospitalists Try To Reclaim Lead Role in Bedside Procedures
March 3, 2015
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Opinion
Much Ado about Hospital Quality
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
February 2, 2015
I have reported previously on major incentive programs under Medicare and the Affordable Care Act that affect hospitals and, by extension, their affiliated hospitalists. I’d like to provide you with an update on these programs.
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Hospitalists Lead Efforts To Reduce Care Costs, Improve Patient Care
February 2, 2015
In 2015, reimbursement for physicians in large groups is subject to a value modifier that takes into account the cost and quality of services performed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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Reimbursement of Advance Care Planning by Medicare Has Support of Hospitalists
February 2, 2015
On Oct. 31, 2014, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Proposed Rule.
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Dr. Peter Pronovost to Speak to Hospitalists About Healthcare Quality at HM15
February 2, 2015
Type the name Peter Pronovost into Google and try to make it past the “n” before the word “checklist” pops up.
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Hospitalists on the Hill Day Offers Advocacy-Minded A Voice, Opportunity
February 2, 2015
Two years ago, when SHM’s annual meeting was last held in the Washington, D.C., area, 113 hospitalists armed with a policy mission swarmed across Capitol Hill.
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Medical Consultants Provide Benefits for Hospitalized Surgical Patients
- Aaron C. Hamilton, MD, MBA, FACP;
- Amy T. O’Linn, DO, FHM, FACP;
- Department OF;
- Elham Yousef, MD;
- Gaurav Kistangari, MD;
- Juan Barbastefano, MD, FACP;
- Rami Hazzi, MD;
- Tracy Lynn Gulling-Leftwich, DO
January 7, 2015
Clinical question: How are medical consultants used for hospitalized surgical patients, and how does this vary among regions and hospitals in the U.S.?
Background: Reimbursement for surgical procedures is moving toward bundled payments, making it increasingly important to understand the use of re