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News
Out-of-network billing in in-network hospitals adds $40 billion in spending
December 19, 2019
If out-of-network claims were paid at in-network rates, it could lower spending by $40 billion.
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Opinion
Envisioning the future of hospital medicine
December 18, 2019
The hospital medicine practice model as we know it may be facing an existential crisis.
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News
Quick Byte: Act locally
December 17, 2019
Seek local solutions to pressing public health needs.
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News
ENGAGE AF-TIMI: Insulin linked to greater risk for stroke, CV death, bleeding
December 16, 2019
LOS ANGELES – Use of novel oral anticoagulants may be preferred over vitamin K antagonists in patients with diabetes and AFib.
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News
Choosing Wisely® and its impact on low-value care
December 16, 2019
Quality improvement requires a substantial investment of collective effort and time.
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News
The branching tree of hospital medicine
December 13, 2019
Hospital medicine is constantly changing, with new roles for hospitalists from a wide variety of backgrounds.
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News
Improving sepsis-related outcomes
December 12, 2019
A dedicated quality improvement project shows results.
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News
New ASH guideline: VTE prophylaxis after major surgery
December 12, 2019
ORLANDO – The chair of VTE guidelines panel presented highlights of the latest guidelines in a special session at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
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News
Cardiac arrhythmia heightens mortality risk during epilepsy hospitalizations
December 11, 2019
BALTIMORE – A secondary diagnosis of apnea is not independently associated with increased odds of death, however.
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News
Unit-based rounding in the real world
December 10, 2019
The goal of unit-based rounding is time efficiency for the care team and care coordination benefits for patients.
