News
The Pros and Cons of Electronic Health Records
August 2, 2013
Payments for demonstrating meaningful use of EHR technology can benefit eligible professionals, hospitals, but problems with upcoding, physician notes persist
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Opinion
Bundled-Payment Program Basics
August 2, 2013
Hospitalists’ roles and financial stake in health-care reimbursement model of accountable care organizations
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News
Hospitalists Hold Key to Admissions Door for ED Patients
August 2, 2013
Partnering with ED physicians helps hospitalists tackle problem of emergency department boarding for admitted patients
News
Are Hospital Readmissions Numbers Fruit of an Imperfect Equation?
July 1, 2013
Medicare says penalties are working, but academic centers and safety-net hospitals are caught in the middle
News
Hospitalist Pioneer Bob Wachter Says Cost, Waste Reduction Is New Quality Focus
July 1, 2013
Dr. Wachter closed SHM's 2013 annual meeting in National Harbor, MD, with a keynote address that identified cost and waste reduction as new planks of hospitalist's value proposition.
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News
Hospitalist-Focused Strategies to Address Medicare’s Expanded Quality, Efficiency Measures
July 1, 2013
Amount of time, money, resources needed to implement initiatives could put hospitals under duress
News
SHM Allies with Leading Health Care Groups to Advance Hospital Patient Nutrition
July 1, 2013
Newly launched Alliance to Advance Patient Nutrition aims to improve patient outcomes through nutrition intervention during hospital stays
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News
Peer Benchmarking Network May Reduce Overutilization in Pediatric Bronchiolitis
July 1, 2013
Variation and overuse of common therapies remain despite publication of evidence-based guidelines
News
IPC-UCSF Fellowship for Hospitalist Group Leaders Demands a Stretch
July 1, 2013
Program brings hospitalists together for training sessions, distance learning, executive coaching, project mentoring
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News
Empathy Can Help Hospitalists Improve Patient Experience, Outcomes
July 1, 2013
An empathetic approach to inpatient care can boost satisfaction scores
