News
Adjustment for characteristics not used by Medicare reduces hospital variations in readmission rates
July 3, 2019
Can differences in hospital readmission rates be explained by patient characteristics not accounted for by Medicare?
News
Physician burnout may be jeopardizing patient care
June 20, 2019
Is physician burnout associated with more patient safety issues, low professionalism, or poor patient satisfaction?
News
Quick Byte: Conversations about cost
June 19, 2019
Many patients would like to discuss health care costs with their providers.
News
Creating better performance incentives
June 17, 2019
There are better options than pay-for-performance programs.
Opinion
A “Ray of light”
June 14, 2019
There is value in looking for inspiration in the patients you care for.
News
Are hospitalists being more highly valued?
June 13, 2019
Financial support from hospitals to hospital medicine groups continues to climb.
News
Bringing QI training to an IM residency program
June 11, 2019
Quality improvement is crucial in today’s health care environment.
Opinion
Focus on science, not format
June 5, 2019
JHM wants to eliminate unnecessary and burdensome steps in the manuscript submission process.
Opinion
Why you should re-credential with Medicare as a hospitalist
June 3, 2019
There are several ways in which the C6 specialty code provides value to hospitalists.
News
Hospitalists can help alleviate rising drug costs
May 30, 2019
There are effective short-term solutions that can be implemented to cut the rising costs of pharmaceuticals.