News
Know Surgical Package Requirements before Billing Postoperative Care
July 31, 2012
With the growth of HM programs and the admission/attending role expansion, involvement in surgical cases comes under scrutiny for medical necessity.
News
New Infection-Control Weapons Emerge
July 31, 2012
New technology that infuses a copper oxide into hard surfaces or fabrics could soon become a major weapon in hospitals.
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Spotlight on Medical Necessity
July 31, 2012
Patients, hospitalists caught in crosshairs of the observation status conundrum.
News
Southern California Hospitals Find BOOST Tools Helpful
July 31, 2012
Most hospitals realize immediate readmissions reductions.
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Opinion
John Nelson: Admit Resolution
July 31, 2012
Service agreements, when adhered to, help solve admission disagreements.
News
Family-Medicine-Trained Hospitalists Fit to Handle ID Issues
July 31, 2012
We have internal medicine and family medicine working together well on our hospitalist teams.
News
Replenishing the Primary Care Physician Pipeline
July 31, 2012
A recent survey of nearly 1,000 students from three medical schools found that just 15% planned to become primary-care physicians, including 11.2% of first-year students.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Vineet Arora discusses primary-care workforce challenges
July 31, 2012
Dr. Arora outlines the factors to consider to entice medical students to choose a primary-care career
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: L.A. Care Health Plan’s Z. Joseph Wanski discusses efforts to prevent 30-day readmissions
July 31, 2012
Dr. Wanski, a hospitalist, endocrinologist, and medical director of the L.A. Health Care Plan, chats about Southern California hospitalists' efforts to prevent avoidable 30-day readmissions
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Report: Wrong-Patient Orders Occur Frequently with CPOE Systems
July 24, 2012
Re-entering patient identification, other electronic interventions significantly reduce errors
