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Opinion
Sneak Peak: The Hospital Leader Blog “The Impact of Hospital Design on Health – for Patients AND Providers”
April 18, 2017
We owe it to ourselves to do what we can to improve our work settings.
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Opinion
How’s your postacute network doing?
April 7, 2017
Hospitalists should lead the discussion with patients on postacute facility selection as it relates to which facilities are in the network and why going to a network facility is advantageous.
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Opinion
Transitioning from your current medical practice: an abbreviated step-by-step guide
April 5, 2017
You have decided it is time to move on from your current position and transition into a new role. While this decision is exciting, it is critical that you make a plan and take specific steps to ensure that the transition is seamless.
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Opinion
Evolution of a movement
April 4, 2017
Looking back on a year of progress, looking forward to remaining active with SHM.
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Opinion
Everything We Say and Do: Discussing advance care planning
March 31, 2017
Every health care encounter is an opportunity to better identify and document patients’ wishes for their care.
Opinion
Japan could benefit from hospital medicine expansion, leadership
March 3, 2017
The need for hospitalists continues to increase in Japan. There are approximately 9,000 hospitals in Japan, and approximately 80% of these hospitals are small- to medium-sized hospitals (<300...
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Opinion
Thinking Outside the DRG Box
December 10, 2016
Alternative payment models reward post-acute-care value over in-hospital savings
Opinion
Keeping up with New Payment Models
December 7, 2016
For hospitalists, the arrival of the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS, originally Physician Quality Reporting Initiative, or PQRI) marks the swerve in reimbursement complexity
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Opinion
A Quick Lesson on Bundled Payments
October 25, 2016
Bundled payment programs are the most visible of CMS’s episode payment models (EPMs)
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Opinion
Surveys Are Not the Most Effective Way to Improve Patient Satisfaction
October 12, 2016
I think the single most valuable thing to improve patient satisfaction with hospitalists is to phone patients after discharge
