News
Call Center Highlights IPC’s Care-Transitions Strategy
September 13, 2012
Post-discharge patient contact saves thousands of unnecessary readmissions
News
Study: Burnout Risk High for Hospitalists, Other “Front-Line” Physicians
August 29, 2012
Healthcare system needs to address hot-button issue, researcher says
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Local Solutions Spark Readmission Reductions
August 29, 2012
Pass the "coaching baton" across care settings, care transition program co-chair says
News
OB/GYN Hospitalists Emerge as a Specialty
August 29, 2012
The OB/GYN hospitalist field is growing
News
Consumers Union Joins Hospital Safety Ratings Game
August 29, 2012
New hospital patient-safety ranking system released by independent consumer advocacy organization
News
Interactive Quality, Leadership Lessons for Residents
August 29, 2012
Medical trainees eager and willing to learn skills that will be required from hospitalists in a reformed healthcare system
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HM Leaders Highlight Benefits of Specialty Hospitalist Programs
August 29, 2012
Safer patients, improved quality of care, innovative uses of resources, increased job satisfaction themes at “Creating the Hospital of the Future: The Implications for Hospital-Focused Physician Practice"
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Opinion
John Nelson: Post-Discharge Calls
August 29, 2012
Follow-up contact is the most potent patient-satisfaction tool
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News
Establish Rules of Engagement before Covering Ortho Inpatients
August 29, 2012
A provider wants to use adult hospitalists for coverage of inpatient orthopedic surgery patients. Is this acceptable practice?
News
Response: Properly Coding an Uncertain Diagnosis
August 28, 2012
Confusion arises because there are two mechanisms for reporting facility-based claims
