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Palliative Care and Last-Minute Heroics
April 9, 2015
4/8/15 Session: Last-Minute Heroics and Palliative Care – Do They Meet in the Middle? HM15 Presenter: Tammie Quest, MD Summation: Heroics- a set of medical actions that attempt to prolong life with a low likelihood of success. Palliative care- an approach of care provided to patients and
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Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice: HM15 Session Analysis
April 9, 2015
HM15 Session: Putting Your Nickel Down: The What, Why, and How of Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice Presenters: Stephen Besch, Simone Karp RPh, Patrick Torcson MD MMM SFHM, Gregory Seymann MD SFHM Summation: HHS has set a goal of tying increasing percentages of Med
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Hospital Management of Patients Presenting with ALTE: An Evidence-Based Approach
April 8, 2015
In a presentation on guidelines for ALTE, Jack Percelay, SHM representative to the AAP Subcommittee, provided further insight to the work that has been done for the clinical entity known as apparent life-threatening events (ALTE) since a consensus statement was put forward by the NIH in 1986.
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SHM, IPC Healthcare Launch Hospitalist-Focused, Post–Acute-Care Educational Program
April 7, 2015
Hospitalists practicing in post–acute-care facilities have a new resource via an SHM partnership. The society and IPC Healthcare of North Hollywood, Calif., debuted at the "Primer for Hospitalists on Skilled Nursing Facilities" at 2015 annual meeting. The educational program, housed at SHM's L
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Disparities in National Hospital Ratings Systems Produce No Clear Winners, Losers
April 7, 2015
A recent study found different approaches used by four popular hospital ratings systems resulted in disagreement about the ranking of many U.S.
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Medicare Standard Practical Solution to Medical Coding Complexity
April 4, 2015
In the article “Common Coding Mistakes Hospitalists Should Avoid” in the August 2014 issue of The Hospitalist, the author states: “For inpatient care, an established problem is defined as one in which a care plan has been generated by the physician (or same specialty group practice member) during
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LISTEN NOW: Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP provides tips on improving care transitions
April 4, 2015
Amy Boutwell, MD, MPP, a hospitalist and founder of Collaborative Healthcare Strategies, talks about what clinicians can do to help improve care transitions based on her experience directing IHI’s STAAR Initiative (State-Action on Avoidable Re-hospitalizations). [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospita
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LISTEN NOW: Jeffrey Greenwald, MD provides tips on treating endocrine disorders
April 4, 2015
Jeffrey Greenwald, MD, a hospitalist at Massacusetts General Hospital with 15 years of experience in hospital medicine, discusses his view of the spectrum of endocrine disorders and how hospitalists should approach the question of when to call in an endocrine specialist. [audio mp3="http://www.th
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LISTEN NOW: Bob Wachter, MD, MHM discusses the many facets of healthcare IT
April 4, 2015
Listen to more of our interview with Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, on the gains, losses, and consequences resulting from healthcare IT. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Audio-Clip-Wachter-2.mp3"][/audio]
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LISTEN NOW: Jasen Gundersen, MD, MBA, SFHM, gives advice on assessing leadership skills
April 4, 2015
Jasen Gundersen, MD, MBA, SFHM, talks about mentors and assessing your personal qualities to be a good leader. [audio mp3="http://www.the-hospitalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Gundersen_CareerCenter1_FINAL_0125151.mp3"][/audio]
