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Established Performance Metrics Help CMS Expand Its Value-Based Purchasing Program
July 31, 2012
CMS is marching toward a value-based payment modifier program that will adjust physician reimbursement based on the relative quality and efficiency of care they provide.
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Report: Wrong-Patient Orders Occur Frequently with CPOE Systems
July 24, 2012
Re-entering patient identification, other electronic interventions significantly reduce errors
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Tech Takes Off: Videoconferences in medical settings is more acceptable and affordable, but hurdles remain
July 10, 2012
More mainstream and affordable, video technology improves patient access to specialty care
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Hospitalists Should Prepare for the Patient-Centered Medical Home
July 3, 2012
As the “patient-centered medical home” model gains steam, hospitalists should know what’s coming
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By the Numbers: 2024
July 3, 2012
The year Medicare becomes insolvent
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The Patient-Centered Medical Home: A Primer
July 3, 2012
The main components of the PCMH and how they’ve been implemented in real practice
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Should Hospitalists Be Concerned about the PCHM Model?
July 3, 2012
If the "patient-centered medical home" model does what it intends to do fewer people will likely be hospitalized.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Patient-centered Medical Home (PCMH) appears to reduce hospitalizations, but AHRQ says good evidence still lacking
July 2, 2012
Researchers estimate that it could take 10 years to get reliable results
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: HM Chief Discusses Hospitalist Role in Patient-Centered Medical Home
July 2, 2012
Kevin Eichhorn, MD, hospital medicine chief at Dean Health System in Wisconsin, discusses the hospitalist’s role in the patient-centered medical home model
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SPECIAL REPORT: Greg Maynard Tells Feds Health IT Has Yet to Deliver Quality Improvement
June 20, 2012
Dr. Maynard testified June 7 before the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' HIT Policy and Standards Committees on Clinical Quality
