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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospital Readmissions Penalties Start Now
October 1, 2012
Hospitals must meet October 1st deadline for complying with the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Hospital Readmission Reduction Program or risk financial penalties
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News
12 Things Cardiologists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
October 1, 2012
Experts offer practical advice to help you care for the growing number of heart-failure patients.
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News
Managing the Customer Care Experience in Hospital Care
October 1, 2012
What healthcare can learn from Jiffy Lube and Cheesecake Factory
News
Hospitalist-Led Teams Vital to Improved ED Care
September 27, 2012
Hospitalists reduce diversion, improve patient flow, JHM study shows
News
Ask-Tell-Ask: Simple Technique Can Help Hospitalists Communicate Difficult Messages
September 5, 2012
Technique addresses the patient’s perspective, information that needs to be delivered, response to the patient’s emotions, and recommendations by the professional
News
Local Solutions Spark Readmission Reductions
August 29, 2012
Pass the "coaching baton" across care settings, care transition program co-chair says
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News
How to Bridge Common Patient-Hospitalist Communication Gaps
August 29, 2012
When done effectively, communication can help hospitalists improve their patients’ sense of well-being and reinforce their adherence to medical treatments post-discharge
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News
Palliative-Care-Focused Hospitalist Appreciates Training the Next Generation
August 29, 2012
Chithra Perumalswami, MD, says there are many aspects to caring for a patient as a palliative-care specialist and as a hospitalist that "really strike at the heart of what being a doctor is”
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News
Shaun Frost: High-Value Healthcare
August 29, 2012
Applying accountability principles to improve our care-delivery system
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News
Establish Rules of Engagement before Covering Ortho Inpatients
August 29, 2012
A provider wants to use adult hospitalists for coverage of inpatient orthopedic surgery patients. Is this acceptable practice?
