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Hospitalists’ Capitol Hill Advocacy Effort Produces Results
September 1, 2013
SHM’s “Hospitalists on the Hill 2013” meeting with congressional legislators helps win more support for observation-status bill
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Proposed Bill Would Open Door to Gainsharing Arrangements for Hospitals, Physicians
September 1, 2013
Legislation seeks to exempt monetary incentives paid by hospitals to physicians from federal anti-kickback and other sanctions
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Medicare Penalties Make Hospital-Acquired-Infection Solutions a Priority
September 1, 2013
Regulatory shift would reduce reimbursement to hospitals for treating patients with certain HAIs
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Can Medicare Pay for Value?
August 2, 2013
Physician quality reporting system (PQRS) and physician value-based payment modifier (VBPM) plan could reward high-quality, low-cost health care
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The Pros and Cons of Electronic Health Records
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- Carol Pohlig, BSN, RN, CPC
August 2, 2013
Payments for demonstrating meaningful use of EHR technology can benefit eligible professionals, hospitals, but problems with upcoding, physician notes persist
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As Medicare Auditors Seek to Rein in Costs, Hospital Admission Decisions Are Under Microscope
August 2, 2013
Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) out to identify improper payments made on claims for Medicare beneficiaries
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Hospitals Report 30-Day Readmissions Dip with SHM’s Project BOOST
July 31, 2013
Data show 2% drop in avoidable rehospitalizations as critics question program’s effectiveness, impact
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Hospitalist-Focused Strategies to Address Medicare’s Expanded Quality, Efficiency Measures
July 1, 2013
Amount of time, money, resources needed to implement initiatives could put hospitals under duress
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Lack of Medicare CPT Codes for Hospitalist Practice Creates Dilemma
July 1, 2013
The Society of Hospital Medicine is pushing Medicare to reclassify skilled-nursing facility care as inpatient care for hospitalists
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Four Factors Physicians Should Consider Before Job Termination
July 1, 2013
Ways to prevent employment turnovers from being disruptive for doctors, employers