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Frontline Teams Needed for Rapidly Changing Healthcare
March 11, 2016
Healthcare is changing rapidly, shifting focus from volume to value, says Jeffrey Glasheen, MD, SFHM, lead author of the abstract “Developing Frontline Teams to Drive Health System Transformation.” To support this transformation, frontline clinical leaders need to be able to build and manage teams a
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HM16 Session Analysis: Stay Calm, Safe During Inpatient Behavioral Emergencies
March 10, 2016
Presenters: David Pressel, MD, PhD, FAAP, FHM, Emily Fingado, MD, FAAP, and Jessica Tomaszewski, MD, FAAP Summary: Patients may engage in violent behaviors that pose a danger to themselves or others.
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Revisiting the ‘Key Principles and Characteristics of an Effective Hospital Medicine Group’
March 10, 2016
It has been two years since the “Key Characteristics” was published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.1 The SHM board of directors envisions the Key Characteristics as a tool to improve the performance of hospital medicine groups (HMGs) and “raise the bar” for the specialty. At SHM’s annual mee
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WATCH: It’s All in Your Hospitalist Contract
March 9, 2016
Steve Harris, Esq., legal columnist for The Hospitalist, explains the ins and outs of a hospitalist contract.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Maximizing Collaboration With PAs & NPs: Rules, Realities, Reimbursement
March 9, 2016
Presenter: Tricia Marriott, PA-C, MPAS, MJ Health Law Summary: Ms. Marriott brought humor to a detailed #HospMed16 presentation on the rules of reimbursement and Medicare requirements for physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs).
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HM16 Session Analysis: Health Information Technology Controversies
March 9, 2016
Presenter: Julie Hollberg, MD Summary: Dr.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Reinforcing Practice Culture, Maximizing Engagement Through Effective Communication
March 9, 2016
HM16 Presenters: Dr. Scott Rissmiller, Dr. Steve Deitelzweig, Dr. Jerome Siy, Dr. Thomas Mcllraith, and Dr.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Physician Engagement in Quality Improvement
March 8, 2016
Presenter: Jordan Messler, MD, SHFM Summary: The main objective of this lecture was to understand the culture that often limits physician engagement.
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HM16 Session Analysis: Infectious Disease Emergencies: Three Diagnoses You Can’t Afford to Miss
March 8, 2016
Presenter: Jim Pile, MD, Cleveland Clinic Summary: The following three infectious diagnoses are relatively uncommon but important not to miss as they are associated with high mortality, especially when diagnosis and treatment are delayed.
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HM16 Session Analysis: ICD-10 Coding Tips
March 7, 2016
Presenter: Aziz Ansari, DO, FHM Summary: With the implementation of ICD-10, correct and specific documentation to ensure proper patient diagnosis categorization has become increasingly important.