Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Experts explain how hospitalists can thrive in a new era of payment reform
May 1, 2011
Listen to hospitalist Patrick Torcson and VHA Inc. CMO Trent Haywood discuss how HM can thrive in the value-based purchasing program
![1]()
News
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitals Forced to Adapt Amid Shifting Slate of Quality Measures
May 1, 2011
HM groups will need to quickly adapt and reprioritize as measures are added or subtracted from the VBP program
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to billing and coding consultants discuss the importance of provider buy-in
May 1, 2011
Richard Pinson and Jeri Leong explain why hospitalists should buy into better documentation and coding
![1]()
News
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: PEERist Program Provides Rural Nebraska Hospital 24/7 HM Coverage
May 1, 2011
Physician assistants lessen round-the-clock burden, add value to HM program
![1]()
News
Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants to the Rescue
May 1, 2011
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners can increase efficiency, but success depends on economic need, careful implementation
![1]()
News
Hospitalists Are the Answer
May 1, 2011
Provider attitude, ineffective systems delay patient safety improvement
![1]()
News
Paid For Being Special
May 1, 2011
The next phase of hospital medicine
![1]()
Opinion
The To-Don’t List, Part 2
May 1, 2011
HM groups should eliminate “extra” shifts, standard shift duration
![1]()
News
CMS Requires “In-Person Encounter” to Initiate Home Health Services
May 1, 2011
The health reform law changes paperwork requirements; providers can no longer use discharge plans or transfer forms as evidence of “certification” of need for home health services
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to a dual-hospitalist couple talk about their shared and diverse interests
May 1, 2011
Hospitalists Jasen and Liz Gundersen discuss how their shared and diverse interests factor into their marraige
