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CODE-H Medical Coding Education Program Becomes Interactive
August 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine's webinar program adds interactive online component on SHM’s Learning Portal
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TeamHealth Hospital Medicine Shares Performance Stats
August 1, 2014
Hospital medicine teams measure their performance based on Society of Hospital Medicine’s assessment scorecard
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Medical Decision-Making: Avoid These Common Coding & Documentation Mistakes
August 1, 2014
Tips to prevent medical coding, documentation errors frequently made by hospitalists
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Deaf Hospitalist Focuses on Teaching, Co-Management, Patient-Centered Care
August 1, 2014
Hospitalist team leader, educator Christopher Moreland, MD, MPH, FACP, has changed how peers regard doctors with disabilities
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2014: Keynote Speakers Address Healthcare Reform, What Keeps Hospital CEO’s Awake at Night
July 30, 2014
Medicare CMO Pat Conway explains to packed crowd that CMS' Quality Strategy goals align well with ongoing pediatric hospital medicine efforts
Opinion
Proper Inpatient Documentation, Coding Essential to Avoid a Medicare Audit
July 1, 2014
Tips to help your hospital medicine group ensure appropriate CPT coding
News
Delay in ICD-10 Implementation to Impact Hospitalists, Physicians, Payers
July 1, 2014
Additional costs, potential problems with system-wide rollouts among their concerns, but hospitalists urged to remain engaged
News
Hospitals Lose $45.9 Billion in Uncompensated Care in 2012
July 1, 2014
American Hospital Association survey ties revenue loss to bad debt, charity care provided to patients who can't pay
News
Yogurt May Reduce Clostridium Difficile Infection Rate
July 1, 2014
Incidence of C.diff cut by two-thirds among inpatients on antibiotics who ate yogurt at Pennsylvania-based hospital
News
Three Ways to Improve Quality of Patient Care in Your Hospital
July 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine's glycemic control mentored implementation program, Project BOOST, Choosing Wisely competition can help