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Advance care planning codes not being used
- Alicia Gallegos
March 14, 2019
Few physicians are taking advantage of Medicare payment codes that reimburse them for discussing end-of-life planning with patients.
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The power of health policy
- Suzanne Bopp
March 13, 2019
“Both sessions are designed to give attendees an entrée into health policy and explain developments that are happening right now in Washington that impact their practice,” said Joshua Lapps, government relations manager at SHM.
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Malpractice suits are less frequent – but more costly
- Alicia Gallegos
March 2, 2019
Suits against physicians declined over a 10-year span, but the expense to defend legal challenges is rising, according to a report by CRICO.
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Medicare’s two-midnight rule
- Charles Locke, MD;
- Edward Hu, MD
February 22, 2019
The distinction between hospitalization as inpatient versus outpatient status can affect payment.
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A novel approach to MIPS quality reporting for facility-based providers
- Josh Boswell;
- Joshua Lapps
February 20, 2019
Facility-based measurement represents a massive philosophical and practical shift in CMS measure reporting.
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An unplanned career
- MHM;
- Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc
February 13, 2019
Dr. Patrick Conway says hospitalists have been primary drivers in the shift to value-based care.
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Public insurance income limits and hospitalizations for low-income children
- Alissa Darden, MD
February 6, 2019
If public insurance eligibility thresholds are decreased, many pediatric hospitalizations would become ineligible for coverage.
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Pediatric hospitalist and researcher: Dr. Samir Shah
- Larry Beresford
January 29, 2019
Dr. Shah is the first pediatric hospitalist to serve as editor in chief of the Journal of Hospital Medicine.
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The state of hospital medicine in 2018
- Larry Beresford
January 8, 2019
Slow growth in compensation, more funds for hospital support, but productivity remains flat.
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Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program may be doing more harm than good
- Gregory Twachtman
January 4, 2019
Thirty-day postdischarge mortality went up after the program for some, down for others.