News
HM14 Sessions Hospitalists Should Not Miss
February 1, 2014
Hospital medicine leaders recommend top 12 events to attend at Society of Hospital Medicine's annual meeting
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News
Society of Hospital Medicine Debuts New Educational Tracks, Pre-Courses at HM14
February 1, 2014
New learning opportunities cover hospitalists' role in cutting costs and improving patient care, impact of Obamacare on hospital medicine
News
How Many Americans Will Remain Uninsured?
January 2, 2014
The “coverage gap” could affect as many as five million, putting the squeeze on safety net hospitals
News
2014’s Top Healthcare Policy Issues Center on Performance, Quality
January 2, 2014
Key topics will include pay-for-performance models, expanding accountable care organizations, value-based purchasing, say hospitalist experts
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SHM Helps Hospitals Comply With Two-Midnight Rule for Patient Admissions
January 2, 2014
Webinar profiles policies developed by hospitals to conform with, implement rule
News
Affordable Care Act Latest in Half-Century of Healthcare Reform
January 1, 2014
Highlights in 50-year timeline of national healthcare legislation, proposals, policies since Social Security Act adoped in 1965
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Hospitalists Will Be Critical to Obamacare Success
January 1, 2014
Healthcare analysts predict greater reliance on hospital-based providers as Affordable Care Act kicks into high gear
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Allowing Specialty Society Registries To Submit Quality Data to PQRS
December 19, 2013
SHM committees continue working on viable options for hospitalists
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Opinion
Get Ready for Transition to ICD-10 Medical Coding
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
December 2, 2013
The International Classification of Diseases' new diagnosis codes and how hospitalists can prepare to use them
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News
Six Interventions To Radically Improve the U.S. Healthcare System
December 2, 2013
Hospitalists can be pivotal in leading shift to lower cost, high quality, patient-centered care