News
Ready to Reduce Your Hospital’s Readmissions?
July 31, 2012
Submit your Project BOOST application before Sept. 1.
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Survey Insights: Better Understand CPT Coding Intensity
July 31, 2012
Ways to benchmark your group’s coding performance against other similar groups.
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News
Established Performance Metrics Help CMS Expand Its Value-Based Purchasing Program
July 31, 2012
CMS is marching toward a value-based payment modifier program that will adjust physician reimbursement based on the relative quality and efficiency of care they provide.
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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.
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News
Should Pediatric HM Pursue Subspecialty Certification, Required Fellowship Training?
July 31, 2012
Two hospitalists argue both sides of the issue.
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.
News
Demographics Correlate with Physician Web Technology Use
July 31, 2012
Younger, male doctors at teaching hospitals were better predictors of technology use than were practice-based characteristics.
News
Hospitalist-Run Observation Unit Demonstrates Financial Viability
July 31, 2012
Hospital observation unit run by hospitalists rather than by ED physicians can be financially viable.
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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.
