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Medicare CMO Encourages Hospitalists to Become Experts in Managing Quality Patient Care
April 1, 2013
A top official at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will deliver a keynote speech urging hospitalists to step up their focus on patient-centered outcomes at SHM's annual meeting, HM13
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Educational, Networking Opportunities for Hospitalists Abound at HM13
April 1, 2013
A carefully planned schedule can help hospitalists maximize time spent at SHM’s annual meeting on May 16-19 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.
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Hospitalists Gear Up to Lobby Congress on Health Care Policy
April 1, 2013
SHM's annual trek to meet with Capitol Hill legislators on May 16 is expected to draw hundreds of hospitalists
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Continuing Medical Education (CME) Courses for Hospitalists Thrive Online
April 1, 2013
Smaller physician budgets and waning pharmaceutical industry support for in-person events drive demand for virtual CME offerings
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Team Hospitalist Recommends Nine Don’t-Miss Sessions at HM13
April 1, 2013
Presentations about anticoagulants, physician value-based purchasing (VBP), and patient communications among hospitalists' top picks at SHM annual meeting
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Danielle Scheurer: Thousands of Hospitalists Set Their Sights on HM13
April 1, 2013
Since its initial meeting of 100 hospitalists in 1998, the growing popularity of SHM’s annual meeting is testimony to the strength of the profession and the society’s leadership
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Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Gain Popularity with Physicians in Wake of Added Incentives, Revised Federal Rules
April 1, 2013
Health care providers cautiously optimistic that ACO’s shared responsibility model can cure some industry ills
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20 Things Psychiatrists Think Hospitalists Need to Know
April 1, 2013
Psychiatrists offer tips about when, and how, hospitalists should seek mental health care for their patients
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The Future of ACOs Remains Cloudy
April 1, 2013
Lack of incentives, flexibility could limit ACO success, widespread implementation
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Keep an Eye Out for Factitious Disorders
April 1, 2013
Room searches, probing conversations offer hospitalists and other providers vital clues