News
CMS launches hospital-at-home program to free up hospital capacity
December 1, 2020
The agency will be giving more flexibility to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to provide hospital-level care.
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What hospitalists need to know about health care reimbursement and denial prevention
November 17, 2020
The most powerful tools in combating clinical denials for hospital services are good medicine and clear documentation.
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Intravenous iron reduces HF readmissions: AFFIRM-AHF
November 14, 2020
The results are likely to change heart failure guidelines, which currently give a lukewarm recommendation for intravenous iron in the US, experts say.
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AMA creates COVID-19 CPT codes for Pfizer, Moderna vaccines
November 13, 2020
AMA plans to introduce more vaccine-specific CPT codes as more vaccine candidates approach FDA review.
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News
What to know as ACA heads to Supreme Court – again
- Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
November 9, 2020
There is a long list of ways this could play out.
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Medicare fines half of hospitals for readmitting too many patients
- Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News
November 4, 2020
A hospital will be penalized if its readmission rate is higher than expected given national trends in select categories.
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News
Dapagliflozin’s CKD performance sends heart failure messages
October 5, 2020
The recently reported DAPA-CKD trial results focused on patients with renal disease, but the findings also resonate for heart failure clinicians.
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News
Pandemic poses new challenges for rural doctors
- Katie Lennon; Randy Dotinga
September 29, 2020
But physicians are adapting and still finding joy in treating patients.
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Many providers don’t follow hypertension guidelines
September 17, 2020
Most health care professionals rely on clinic BP measurements to make a new diagnosis of hypertension, and view pressure measured manually with a cuff and stethoscope as accurate.
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Opinion
In a time of two pandemics, a recommitment to work together
- Jerome C. Siy, MD, MHA, SFHM
September 14, 2020
While we physically mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we must make efforts to unmask the failings of our health system.