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The Informed Hospitalist and the Pharmaceutical Industry
March 1, 2005
Ethics in Hospital Medicine
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Navigating the Nuances of Consult Coding
- Ccs-P;
- Gail Pfeiffer;
- Jim Pile, MD;
- Rhia
March 1, 2005
Introduction
Hospitalists often have questions related to coding for consultative services and subsequent hospital visits, especially when other specialists are managing the patient “concurrently.” If the hospitalist is practicing in a teaching hospital the guidelines can be yet more con
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Resident Work Hours, Hospitalist Programs, and Academic Medical Centers
- and Scott Flanders, MD;
- Vikas Parekh, MD
January 2, 2005
In July of 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented new rules that restricted resident work hours to no more than 80 per week and restricted continuous duty to no more than 30 hours (24 hours plus 6 hours for transfer of care, the “24+6” rule).
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Thanks for the Memories
- Larry Wellikson, MD, FACP
January 1, 2005
This issue of The Hospitalist marks the beginning of my sixth year as the chief executive officer at SHM.