News
Hospital Medicine Advocates Aid in Securing $10 Million for National Quality Forum
March 2, 2013
Appeals to Congress by Society of Hospital Medicine members helped secure reauthorization of funding for NQF, a nonprofit organization designed to create consensus around national priorities in healthcare improvement
News
Soaring Medicare Costs for Unplanned Hospitalizations Underscore Need to Reduce Readmissions
March 2, 2013
Methods endorsed by Project BOOST program credited with double-digit reductions in hospitals’ 30-day readmission rates
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Hospitalists Urged to Help Reduce 30-Day Readmission Rate
March 2, 2013
Healthcare expert encourages hospitalists to use methods and assessment tools of the Project BOOST program to avoid unnecessary patient readmissions
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Adds Measure in Efficiency Domain
March 2, 2013
Medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB), not healthcare cost or length of stay, will be the first measure used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to measure hospital efficiency
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News
Better Thinking by Hospitalists Key to Improving Healthcare Industry
March 2, 2013
Hospitalists should rethink old, unnecessary work habits and adopt better ways of doing business
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Hospital Medicine Leaders Set to Converge for HM13
March 1, 2013
Highlights of the Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting include sessions on the Choosing Wisely campaign, health care reform, and patient safety
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News
Former Hospitalist Gets Satisfaction Helping Physicians Launch Nonclinical Careers
March 1, 2013
Philippa Kennealy, MD, traded her place in a family physician practice to pursue her passion for helping people
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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
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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
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Special Interest Groups Target Healthcare Waste
March 1, 2013
New reports from HealthAffairs.org and the Commonwealth Fund point to wasteful spending, avoidable hospital readmissions
