News
‘Hill Trip’ Connects Legislators to Hospitalists, Health Care Issues
June 1, 2013
Record number of SHM leaders, members participate in “Hospitalists on the Hill 2013” annual advocacy day
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Hospitalists Applaud Stress-Free CME Sessions, MOC Training at HM13
June 1, 2013
Annual SHM gathering provides chance for physicians to benchmark their professional progress
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Opinion
Effective Clinical Documentation Can Influence Medicare Reimbursement
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
June 1, 2013
Standardization and coordination of documentation practices is key to successful hospital billing
News
Hospitalists Ascend on Capitol Hill
May 18, 2013
SHM's annual "Hospitalists on the Hill" day brings critical health care issues directly to representatives
News
HM13 Session Analysis: The Business of Medicine
May 17, 2013
Financial challenges should be expected when leading an academic division
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News
Sunshine Rule Requires Physicians to Report Gifts from Drug, Medical Device Companies
May 2, 2013
Exemption will allow indirect payments to speakers at CME classes or courses
News
Documentation, CMS-Approved Language Key to Getting Paid for Hospitalist Teaching Services
May 1, 2013
The teaching physician is paid for their personal and medically necessary service in providing patient care
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News
Drive Change in an ACO
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
April 30, 2013
Change your mindset and consider four key strategies
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News
SHM Tallies Ratio of Hospital Respondents’ Observation Admissions to Inpatient Admission Encounters
April 2, 2013
Included in the Society of Hospital Medicine’s 2012 State of Hospital Medicine Report, the new metric was added due to increased hospital observation encounters
News
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Provision Carries Pay Raise for Some Hospitalists
April 2, 2013
Hospitalists who care for Medicaid patients will see a pay increase in 2013 and 2014 under ACA payment parity rules