News
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Scheduling Rules of Thumb
August 3, 2011
Safety, equality should factor into HM groups’ coverage plans
Opinion
Power Struggles
August 3, 2011
Whose practice is it, anyway?
News
The Tablet Revolution
August 3, 2011
Pros and cons associated with new technologies in hospital settings
News
Maternity Management
August 2, 2011
Planning, teamwork, understanding make for a baby-friendly workplace
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to program directors discuss managing a group when a hospitalist is out on maternity leave
August 1, 2011
All HM program directors need to be aware of such federal laws as the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as the corresponding laws of the state in which they work.
News
How High Can Your Support Payments Go?
July 1, 2011
As the healthcare system attempts to cut costs, financial support to HM groups continues decades-long surge.
News
Red Flags within Documentation for Hospitalists
July 1, 2011
With the number of clinical hospitalists still growing, more patients are under HM care, which puts hospitalists at higher risk for lawsuits.
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitalists discuss the time-honored tradition of hospital payments to HM groups
July 1, 2011
Troy Ahlstrom, MD, SFHM, CFO of Hospitalists of Northern Michigan, a hospitalist-owned and -managed group based in Traverse City, and John Laverty, DHA, vice president of hospital-based physicians at HCA Physician Services in Nashville, Tenn., discuss hospital payments to HM programs
News
Into the Night
July 1, 2011
HM’s graveyard shift has professional, financial benefits
News
Academic Institutions
July 1, 2011
Hospitalist involvement, visit level key to teaching physician services