Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM Archives - Page 3 of 4

Opinion
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Not Accurate Measure of Hospitalists’ Performance
September 1, 2013
Hospitalists should look beyond Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) scores and develop hospitalist-specific patient-satisfaction questionnaires
Opinion
Bundled-Payment Program Basics
August 2, 2013
Hospitalists’ roles and financial stake in health-care reimbursement model of accountable care organizations
Opinion
Commemorating Round-the-Clock Hospital Medicine Programs
July 1, 2013
An interview with John Holbrook, founder of the nation’s first hospital-sponsored, 24/7 HM program
News
Behavioral Economics Can Accelerate Adoption of Choosing Wisely Campaign
June 1, 2013
Hospitalists who alter their habits are more likely to embrace Choosing Wisely recommendations
News
Drive Change in an ACO
April 30, 2013
Change your mindset and consider four key strategies
Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Front-Line Hospitalists Fight Against Health Care-Associated Infections (HAIs)
April 2, 2013
Reducing in-patient rates of C. diff, MRSA, and other hospital-acquired infections essential to prevent providers from losing millions in Medicare payments
Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Adds Measure in Efficiency Domain
March 2, 2013
Medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB), not healthcare cost or length of stay, will be the first measure used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to measure hospital efficiency
Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Mortality Rates Become a Measuring Stick for Hospital Performance
February 2, 2013
Hospitalists can be crucial players in reducing hospitals' 30-day mortality rates and avoiding potential cuts to Medicare reimbursement
Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospitalists Central to Helping Hospitals Meet Performance Goals, Avoid Financial Penalities
January 2, 2013
Payments at risk with value-based purchasing, readmission penalities, and hospital-acquired conditions force hospitalists to focus
Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Introducing Neuroquality and Neurosafety
December 2, 2012
How recent breakthroughs in brain science and related fields will impact quality improvement (QI) and patient safety in hospitals