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Hospitalists and PTs: Building strong relationships
- Luann Tammany, PT, MBA
March 21, 2019
Hospitalists and physical therapists can together achieve high-value care during and following a hospitalization.
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Andexanet alfa effectively reverses factor Xa inhibition
- Erik Greb
March 18, 2019
HONOLULU – The drug establishes good or excellent hemostasis in 82% of patients with acute major bleeding associated with factor Xa inhibition.
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The power of policy at HM19
- Suzanne Bopp
March 15, 2019
Featured speaker will be Dr. Reena Duseja, acting director of the Quality Measurement and Value-based Incentives Group at CMS.
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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.