News
Report: Hospitalists Can Trim Wasteful Healthcare Spending
September 20, 2012
Hospitalists at “nexus” of needed systemwide improvements, author says
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As Hospitalists Cement their Worth, Compensation Continues Upward Climb
August 29, 2012
Median compensation for adult hospitalists rose 6% in 2011, while productivity remained nearly static, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s Physician Compensation and Production Survey.
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Prevention of Intravascular, Catheter-Related Infections
- Jeffrey M. Rohde, MD;
- Sarah E. Hartley, MD
August 29, 2012
Each year in the ICU alone, 80,000 catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) occur.
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News
Shaun Frost: High-Value Healthcare
August 29, 2012
Applying accountability principles to improve our care-delivery system
News
Response: Properly Coding an Uncertain Diagnosis
August 28, 2012
Confusion arises because there are two mechanisms for reporting facility-based claims
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Workforce Shortages, Increased Patient Populations, and Funding Woes Pressure U.S. Primary-Care System
July 31, 2012
The primary-care workforce has been on a downward slide that is sounding alarm bells throughout the country.
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Most Adverse Events at Hospitals Still Go Unreported
July 31, 2012
Hospitalists can help by fixing broken systems, creating safe-to-report work environments.
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Established Performance Metrics Help CMS Expand Its Value-Based Purchasing Program
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
July 31, 2012
CMS is marching toward a value-based payment modifier program that will adjust physician reimbursement based on the relative quality and efficiency of care they provide.
News
Know Surgical Package Requirements before Billing Postoperative Care
July 31, 2012
With the growth of HM programs and the admission/attending role expansion, involvement in surgical cases comes under scrutiny for medical necessity.
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Opinion
Win Whitcomb: Spotlight on Medical Necessity
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
July 31, 2012
Patients, hospitalists caught in crosshairs of the observation status conundrum.