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Medicare Readmissions Penalties Expected to Reach $428 Million
December 2, 2014
CMS started the third year of its Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on October 1, with 2,610 U.S.
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Bob Wachter Says Cost Equation Is Shifting in Ever-Changing Healthcare Paradigm
November 5, 2014
HM pioneer says hospitalists who have flown under radar soon will be counted on to produce cost, waste reduction.
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Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
November 3, 2014
Emergency Departments Monitored, Investigated by Hospital Committees, Governmental Agencies
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Opinion
Hospitals’ Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
November 3, 2014
Hospitals' Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
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News
Interplay Between Physician Employment Agreement, Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws Important
November 3, 2014
Interplay Between Physician Employment Agreement, Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws Important
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Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be Better
November 3, 2014
Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be BetterMedicare, hospital-acquired condition, reduce, patient safety, adverse events, penalty
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Patient Dumping Lawsuit Raises Awareness of Needs of Homeless
October 27, 2014
Hospitalist offers tips for discharging indigent patients
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Hospitalists May Share Smaller Slice of Healthcare Spending Pie
October 27, 2014
Despite predicted growth in healthcare spending, fewer dollars expected to flow to hospital medicine
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Opinion
Homecare Will Help You Achieve the Triple Aim
October 15, 2014
Hospitalists must begin to pay attention to the cost side of the value equation
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Nonclinical Factors Influence Hospital Readmissions
October 15, 2014
Patients' socioeconomic status, functional ability at home play role in rehospitalization risk
