Opinion
Homecare Will Help You Achieve the Triple Aim
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
October 15, 2014
Hospitalists must begin to pay attention to the cost side of the value equation
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New State of Hospital Medicine Report Offers Insight to Trends in Hospitalist Compensation, Productivity
October 13, 2014
Comprehensive report from Society of Hospital Medicine shows 8% gain in hospitalist pay
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Hospitalist Compensation Up 8% in Latest Survey
September 11, 2014
2014 State of Hospital Medicine report shows record-high median compensation of $252,996 for adult hospitalists
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Medical Billing Protocol for Discharge Summary Preparation, Signoff
September 2, 2014
Proper procedures for nurse practitioners, physician assistants
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Hospitalist Ann Sheehy, MD, MS, FHM, Testifies Before Congress About Medicare
September 2, 2014
Outlines for lawmakers hospitalists’ concerns about two-midnight rule, observation status, audit program
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Clear Identification Needed for Hospitalists in Medicare
September 2, 2014
Society of Hospital Medicine renews call for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to designate specialty billing code for hospitalists
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Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) Calls for Overhaul of Medicare’s Observation Status Rules
August 13, 2014
Position paper suggests steps to improve flawed hospital admissions policy
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Medicare Billing Practices More Transparent as CMS Cracks Down on Overchargers
August 1, 2014
Agency to impose higher financial penalties, stricter disciplinary actions to curb careless billers
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Common Coding Mistakes Hospitalists Should Avoid
August 1, 2014
Unclear planning, relevant data, undervaluing patient complexity among common coding errors
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Medical Decision-Making: Avoid These Common Coding & Documentation Mistakes
August 1, 2014
Tips to prevent medical coding, documentation errors frequently made by hospitalists