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News
SHM Backs Medicare Reimbursement for End-of-Life Care Counseling
December 2, 2013
Proposed legislation would cover advance-care planning consultations between patients, healthcare providers
News
Pros and Cons of Clinical Observation Units
- Deepak Asudani, MD, MPH, FHM;
- Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP
November 1, 2013
Hospital COUs can prevent inpatient admissions, reduce healthcare costs, and shorten lengths of stay, but the patient-care model has raised concerns
News
Clinical Vignettes 101
- Alfred Burger, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Chad S. Miller, MD, FACP, FHM;
- Elizabeth A. Paesch, MD
November 1, 2013
How to develop, write, and submit a clinical vignette for presentation at a scientific meeting
News
How to Handle Medicare Documentation Audits
November 1, 2013
Providing comprehensive, timely responses is crucial to preventing claims denial
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News
SHM Report Provides New Insights About Physician Practice Leaders
November 1, 2013
Leadership roles expand to help hospitals meet performance improvement goals
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Opinion
New Rules for Value-Based Purchasing, Readmission Penalties, Admissions
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
October 1, 2013
What hospitalists should know about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ revised guidelines for hospital performance measures
News
What Is the Best Empiric Therapy for Community-Acquired Cellulitis?
- Amitabh Purohit, MD;
- Daniel D. Dressler, MD, MSc, FHM;
- Karen Clarke, MD, MSc, MPH
October 1, 2013
Antibiotic treatment is recommended and must provide coverage for community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection
News
SHM Advocates for Medicare to Cover Skilled-Nursing Facilities
October 1, 2013
Hospitalists push to pass Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act that counts observation status toward three-day requirement for SNF patient care
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News
Nominations for SHM Board of Directors, Committees due Oct. 21
October 1, 2013
Current SHM leaders discuss benefits of board, committee membership
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Opinion
MGMA Physician Compensation Survey Raises Questions About Performance Pay
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
September 1, 2013
Survey includes extra-shift and bonus pay into median compensation figure for hospitalists, though not all physicians earn performance incentives