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Bill to Clarify Three-Midnight Rule for Medicare Patients Gains Support from Congress, Hospitalists
- U.S. Representative Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)
May 1, 2014
H.R. 1179 would eliminate confusion around hospital admission requirements to cover skilled nursing care; relieve financial burden for Medicare patients, families
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Hospitalist Reviews on Healthcare-associated Infections, Mortality Benefit with Single Peripheral Pulmonary Emboli, Oral Anticoagulants to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
- Allison L. Smith, MD;
- Joshua Labrin, MD;
- Kelly C. Sponsler, MD, FHM;
- Kelly L. Sopko, MD, FHM;
- Laine J. Murphey, MD, PhD;
- Olamide Zaka, MD
May 1, 2014
Also reviewed this month: comorbidities and avoidable hospital readmissions, effect of resident handoff bundles on medical errors, pediatric readmission rates, sepsis diagnoses
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Frustrated with Existing Systems, Hospitalists Collaborate to Improve Health Information Technology
May 1, 2014
Physicians at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting focus on end-user issues with electronic health records systems, medical informatics services
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Hospital Medicine’s Role in Healthcare System Under Affordable Care Act Takes Shape
May 1, 2014
Hospitalists to field changes in patient care delivery, health policies propelled by Obamacare for decades
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HM14 Keynote Speakers Encourage Hospitalists to Deliver High-Quality, Low-Cost Patient Care
May 1, 2014
Hospital medicine leaders at Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting spell out specialty's top goals
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Society of Hospital Medicine’s HM14 Energizes Hospitalists, Sets Attendance Record
May 1, 2014
Some 3,600 physicians gather to learn, network at annual meeting in Las Vegas
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Frustration Grows with SGR Fix, ICD-10 Transition
April 16, 2014
Congressional vote delays inevitable healthcare changes, leaves physicians in lurch
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Salary, Staffing Issues Common Sticking Points Between Hospitalists, Hospital Administrators
April 1, 2014
Shared sense of responsibility, goodwill, commitment needed by both groups to resolve differences, avoid outsourcing
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Hospitalists Can Help Bridge Gaps in Healthcare Access as Hospitals Cope with Mounting Financial Pressures
April 1, 2014
Amid hospital closures, staff cuts, hospitalists may need to expand spectrum of patient care beyond acute episodes
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Society of Hospital Medicine Ranks Observation Status a Priority Advocacy Issue
April 1, 2014
SHM to survey hospitalists on impact of designation on short-stay patients, develop possible policy revisions