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Practice management skills more relevant than ever
May 24, 2017
LAS VEGAS – Welcome to managing a practice, circa 2017. The day-to-day doings of an HM group – recruiting, retention, compensation, scheduling and more – are the backbone of the specialty.
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HM17 plenaries: Hospital medicine leading health care shift to value, quality
May 22, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The three plenary speakers at HM17 said the destination that U.S. health care is traveling is pretty clear: a system that increasingly rewards quality care delivered at lower costs.
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HM17 session summary: Building a practice that people want to be part of
- Miguel Villagra, MD, FACP, FHM
May 22, 2017
Creating a “culture of ownership” by recruiting the right people, promoting physician leadership, and improving structural elements such as compensation model and schedule were topics discussed in a practice management precourse at HM17.
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Welcome to the third and final day of HM17!
- MHM;
- Ron Greeno, MD, FCCP
May 4, 2017
Welcome to the third and final day of HM17!Although it is the shortest day of the conference, day 3 is full of quality content, starting at 7:40 a.m. with a mini-track.If you are interested in hearing about the impact of November’s election on health care reform, join me at the Health Poli...
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Hope and change
May 4, 2017
Dr. Robert Wachter, the dean of hospital medicine, will give his traditional last plenary address of the meeting on Thursday.
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Telehospitalists can expand capability, capacity
May 3, 2017
“We are hearing so much about a need for an alternative care model, [and] the virtual-care model is incredibly relevant in today’s environment,” one expert says.
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Welcome to Annual Meeting Day 2
May 3, 2017
Day 1 has already raised the bar for the SHM Annual Meeting. Day 2, Wednesday, will set a whole new standard with courses, speakers, content, and perspective.
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VIDEO: Policy-focused SHM president thinks hospitalists can impact global, systems change
May 3, 2017
Dr. Ron Greeno believes payment reforms like MACRA will have a “huge impact” on both hospitalists and the hospitals/health systems they work in.
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DeSalvo: HM needs holistic approach to health care
May 2, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The job must evolve to include a focus on such social issues as economic stability, neighborhood and physical environment, and education.
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On the big stage, SHM leaders discuss pressing issues
May 2, 2017
Dr. Brian Harte and Dr. Ron Greeno talk about the path forward for SHM.