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Hospital Readmissions Rates, Medicare Penalty Analysis
April 3, 2015
A widely cited statistic in the national readmissions debate holds that one in five acute hospital discharges will lead to a readmission within 30 days.1 Associated costs are estimated at $17.5 billion, although that figure encapsulates significant variation across diagnoses, regions, and hospital m
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WATCH: Hospital Medicine 2015 Day Four Highlights
April 2, 2015
Day Four highlights from HM15, the Society of Hospital Medicine’s (SHM) annual meeting in National Harbor, Md., just outside Washington, D.C.
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Ways Hospitalists Can Support Advocacy for Patients, Hospital Medicine
March 3, 2015
There are so many ways to advocate for your patients, for your profession, for the future of hospital medicine. The easiest way? Getting involved. We know how important it is to you that your patients receive the best care possible.
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Greater Transparency for Financial Information in Healthcare Will Prompt Questions from Patients
March 3, 2015
The movement toward greater transparency of financial information in healthcare is providing patients with access to data that might affect their healthcare decisions.
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LISTEN NOW: SHM Launches a Patient Experience Committee
February 9, 2015
SHM has a new committee – the patient experience committee. Dr. Burke Kealey, current SHM President and associate medical director for hospital specialties at Health Partners in St.
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LISTEN NOW: Ron Greeno Discusses Key Policy Issues Facing Hospitalists
February 4, 2015
SHM Public Policy Committee Chair Ron Greeno, MD, MHM, talks about policy issues facing hospitalist, and how "Hill Day 2015" works as an advocacy tool. [caption id="attachment_7818" align="alignright" width="75"] Dr.
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Hospitalists Lead Efforts To Reduce Care Costs, Improve Patient Care
February 2, 2015
In 2015, reimbursement for physicians in large groups is subject to a value modifier that takes into account the cost and quality of services performed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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69%: hospitals with perfect hand-hygiene compliance
December 3, 2014
69%: the percentage of hospitals that had perfect compliance with the Leapfrog Group employer coalition’s safe practices for hand hygiene in its 2013 annual quality survey of 1,437 U.S.
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COPD Readmission Penalties Hurt Hospitals Serving Low-Income Patients
December 3, 2014
Government penalties meant to reduce COPD readmissions will unfairly impact hospitals that care for vulnerable patients, according to a report from the University of Michigan. Beginning in January 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will add COPD to its list of medical conditio
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Ebola Outbreak Reminds Hospitalists How To Prepare for Infectious Disease
December 2, 2014
When the outbreak first started, and in the months that followed, Ebola virus dominated American headlines.
