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News
Bipartisan Proposal to Repeal SGR Plan Likely to be Reintroduced
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
January 1, 2013
The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 would replace the sustainable growth rate formula with a cost-effective model designed to promote quality and value through coordinated patient care
News
Host of Factors Play Into Hospitalist Billing for Patient Transfers
January 1, 2013
Know your role in patient tranfers and avoid common billing mistakes
News
More Hospitalists Opt for Part-Time Work Schedules
January 1, 2013
Key issues that physicians should address in their part-time employment contracts
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News
Report Outlines Ways Hospital Medicine Can Redefine Healthcare Delivery
December 2, 2012
Recommendations from the Institute of Medicine include reforming payment, adopting digital infrastructure, and improving continuity of care
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News
The Pros and Cons of Locum Tenens for Hospitalists
December 2, 2012
Paying temporary physicians over the long term can be overwhelming for cash-strapped hospitals and healthcare systems
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News
The Hospital Home Team: Physicians Increase Focus on Inpatient Care
- Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM
December 2, 2012
Adminstrators look to hospitalists to solve workload, staffing and scope-of-practice issues
News
Pay-for-Performance Challenged as Best Model for Healthcare
November 22, 2012
Critics find no evidence linking financial reward incentive plan with positive patient outcomes
News
Accountable-Care Organizations on the Horizon for Hospitalists
November 15, 2012
HM groups should assess move from fee-for-service model, leading hospitalist says
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Hospitalists Must Grin and Bear the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Program
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
November 2, 2012
Developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) program is as much about documentation as it is about providing good care
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Opinion
John Nelson: Learning CPT Coding and Documentation Tricky for Hospitalists
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
November 2, 2012
Tips to keep physician CPT coding straight