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Opinion
John Nelson: Admit Resolution
July 31, 2012
Service agreements, when adhered to, help solve admission disagreements.
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News
Physician Payment Systems Remain Constant
July 31, 2012
Where payment for the service of hospitalists fits into the insurance/Medicare payment system.
News
HQID Achieved Quality Goals, Mapped Path to Better Healthcare Future
July 31, 2012
To conclude that value-based purchasing will have a limited effect based on a narrow measure of outcomes is a very big leap.
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.
Audio
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
Audio
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
News
Report: Wrong-Patient Orders Occur Frequently with CPOE Systems
July 24, 2012
Re-entering patient identification, other electronic interventions significantly reduce errors
News
Psychiatric Hospitalist Model Supported by New Outcomes Research from UK
July 18, 2012
Evidence of hospitalist-model benefits “overwhelming,” lead author says
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News
Tech Takes Off: Videoconferences in medical settings is more acceptable and affordable, but hurdles remain
July 10, 2012
More mainstream and affordable, video technology improves patient access to specialty care
