News
Hospital Medicine Upcoming Events, Meetings, Symposiums
August 1, 2014
Highlights include Society of Hospital Medicine's Leadership Academy in November, HM15 in March
News
Choosing Wisely Case Competition Deadline Is September 9
August 1, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine award for winning case studies that implement high-value care principles of Choosing Wisely campaign
News
Common Coding Mistakes Hospitalists Should Avoid
August 1, 2014
Unclear planning, relevant data, undervaluing patient complexity among common coding errors
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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
News
TeamHealth Hospital Medicine Shares Performance Stats
August 1, 2014
Hospital medicine teams measure their performance based on Society of Hospital Medicine’s assessment scorecard
News
Medical Decision-Making: Avoid These Common Coding & Documentation Mistakes
August 1, 2014
Tips to prevent medical coding, documentation errors frequently made by hospitalists
News
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
News
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