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News
Obtain proper reimbursements with more effective documentation and coding
August 21, 2019
Hospitalists should know the factors that influence coding to ensure accuracy and compliance.
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News
To be, or not to be … on backup?
August 19, 2019
A staffing backup system is a necessary tool for almost every practice.
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Social determinants of health gaining prominence
August 16, 2019
Training to recognize patients’ social determinants of health – factors such as income, living and working conditions, and access to healthy food and transportation – is gaining traction.
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Opinion
Generalist knowledge is an asset
August 5, 2019
Recognition of the place for HTFMs in hospital medicine has grown in recent years.
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News
CMS plans to give MIPS an overhaul
July 31, 2019
CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the changes are designed to make measures more relevant and reporting less burdensome. The changes received a good early review from the American Medical Association.
News
CMS proposes improved E/M payments, additional price transparency for hospitals
July 29, 2019
The Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for the 2020 annual update would require hospitals to publish the negotiated price by specific payer for select services that patients can schedule in advance.
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News
Trained interpreters essential for treating non–English-speaking patients
July 28, 2019
NEW YORK – Even in a private office setting, failure to engage a trained translator is discouraged.
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News
MIPS: Nearly all eligible clinicians got a bonus for 2018
July 23, 2019
Exceeding the performance threshold resulted in a bonus to fee schedule payments in 2018.
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News
Recertification: The FPHM option
July 15, 2019
Should you recertify with a focus in hospital medicine or maintain a traditional internal medicine certification?
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News
Value-based metrics gain ground in physician employment contracts
July 12, 2019
Of 70% of health care recruitment searches that offered a production bonus, 56% featured a bonus based at least in part on quality metrics, up from 43% in 2018.
