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Mobile Apps to Improve Quality, Value at Point-of-Care for Inpatients
April 3, 2015
HM15 Presenters: Roger Yu, MD, Cheng-Kai Kao, MD, Anuj Dalal, MD, and Amit Pahwa, MD Summary: The panel of high-tech doctors helped a standing-room-only crowd navigate numerous apps to be used at point-of-care [PDF, 458 kb]. Groups worked through case studies utilizing applicable mobile apps.
Video
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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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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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.
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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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Opinion
Hospitals’ Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
November 3, 2014
Hospitals' Observation Status Designation May Trigger Malpractice Claims
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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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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
