News
Medicare Billing Regulations for Nonphysician Providers Vary by State, Facility
March 1, 2013
State laws determine Medicare services that can be billed, provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants
News
Affordable Care Act Provides Two-Year Increase in Medicaid Payments for Primary-Care Services
March 1, 2013
Medicaid-to-Medicare parity regulation will increase total revenue for some hospitalist groups
News
Hospital Medicine Group Leaders Strive to Balance Administrative, Clinical Tasks
March 1, 2013
For some hospitalist group leaders, taking a lighter clinical workload allows them to fulfill administrative duties as well
News
Automated Hospital Inpatient Assignment Program Increases Efficiency, Coordination of Care
March 1, 2013
Computerized program evenly distributes hospitalist workload
News
Tips to Help Hospital Medicine Group Leaders Know When to Grow Their Service
February 2, 2013
Networking with other hospital medicine group leaders, staying flexible, and using benchmark data can help pinpoint the right time to expand
News
Fundamentals of Highly Reliable Organizations Could Benefit Hospitalists
February 2, 2013
Hospitalists can have a huge impact on organizational efficacy by being mindful of avoiding on-the-job failures
News
Hospital Medicine Experts Outline Criteria To Consider Before Growing Your Group
February 2, 2013
Quantifying hospital data, examining physician and administrative buy-in, and conducting market analysis are critical to making difficult expansion decisions
Opinion
John Nelson: Why Spinal Epidural Abcess Poses A Particular Liability Risk for Hospitalists
February 2, 2013
The delayed diagnosis of, or treatment for, a spinal epidural abcess (SEA) could easily result in a malpractice lawsuit for hospitalists
News
Hospitals Adopt Better Nutritional Standards for Meals
February 1, 2013
More than 60 million healthier meals served in hospitals nationwide as part of new initiative
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: How to take the fear out of expanding a hospitalist group
February 1, 2013
Brian Hazen, MD, medical director of Inova Fairfax Hospital Group in Fairfax, Va., talks about how hospitalist groups can know the right time to expand services