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Opinion
MGMA Physician Compensation Survey Raises Questions About Performance Pay
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
September 1, 2013
Survey includes extra-shift and bonus pay into median compensation figure for hospitalists, though not all physicians earn performance incentives
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News
New Thinking, Higher Expectations Needed to Solve Hospital Readmission Problem
- Robert W. Harrington Jr., MD, SFHM
September 1, 2013
Hospitalists should engage outside health-care providers to help safely transition discharged patients
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Opinion
Patient Satisfaction Surveys Not Accurate Measure of Hospitalists’ Performance
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
September 1, 2013
Hospitalists should look beyond Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) scores and develop hospitalist-specific patient-satisfaction questionnaires
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
The Pros and Cons of Electronic Health Records
- Acs;
- 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
News
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
News
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