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News
Feds Extend HIPAA Obligations, Violation Penalties
October 1, 2013
Final rule expands breach notification, punishment for business associates who break confidentiality laws
News
Hospitalist Compensation Models Evolve Toward Production, Performance-Based Variables
October 1, 2013
Proportion of hospitalists' compensation paid as base salary, performance incentive on the rise, SHM study reports
News
Hospitals Reap Potential of Data Mining
October 1, 2013
Hospitalists use tool to predict risk of patient readmission, reduce rates of blood clotting, manage asthma patients
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News
Hospitalist Groups Extract New Solutions Via Data Mining
October 1, 2013
Technology can assist with clinical decision-making, predict health insurance fraud, identify at-risk patients
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News
Inside Hospitalists’ Evolving Scope of Practice
September 1, 2013
Medical subspecialty comanagement, primary clinical care for rapid-response teams, and nighttime patient coverage on expanded list of hospitalist services
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News
Multiple Approaches to Combat High Hospital Patient Census
September 1, 2013
A production-based pay structure, salary bonuses and incentives, and integration of advanced-practice providers can be effective
News
Among Physicians, 59% Would Not Recommend a Medical Career
September 1, 2013
Job dissatisfaction, career burn-out listed by physicians as top reasons they wouldn’t steer young people into medicine
News
Study Investigator Explains Why Copper Surfaces Can Help Prevent Infections
September 1, 2013
Lead study investigator Michael Shmidt, PhD, discusses strategies for using copper to kill hospital-acquired infections
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Opinion
MGMA Physician Compensation Survey Raises Questions About Performance Pay
September 1, 2013
Survey includes extra-shift and bonus pay into median compensation figure for hospitalists, though not all physicians earn performance incentives
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Opinion
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Not Accurate Measure of Hospitalists’ Performance
September 1, 2013
Hospitalists should look beyond Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) scores and develop hospitalist-specific patient-satisfaction questionnaires
