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Improving Physician’s Practices
- Burke T. Kealey, MD And Larry Vidrine, MD;
- Coordinating Writer;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Project Leaders;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 1, 2005
Hospitals face a range of critical issues and need members of their medical staff to assume a role in addressing them.
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Treating Unassigned Patients
- Coordinating Writer;
- Phyllis Hanlon;
- Shm Benchmarks Committee
September 1, 2005
In the 1970s and 1980s, indigent patients experienced problems at hospital Emergency Departments (EDs) around the country. They were refused care and shuttled to other facilities for services.
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PEDIATRIC SPECIAL SECTION: Sibling Rivalry
- Marlene Piturro, PhD, MBA
September 1, 2005
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta sets a high standard of pediatric hospital care
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Hospitalists Stand Up at AMA and in D.C.
September 1, 2005
SHM aligns with other organizations to make a case for hospitalists
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Hospitalists Recognize and Reward Value
- Ceo;
- Larry Wellikson, MD, FACP;
- Society OF
September 1, 2005
Hospital medicine has arrived at just the right moment for a healthcare delivery system in need of change. Medical errors and cost escalation continue to dominate the headlines.
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Observation and Discharge Codes
- Ccs-P;
- Gail Pfeiffer;
- Rhia
July 1, 2005
1. When should the observation code be used? Do the provider and facility need to use the same codes in order to be reimbursed for observation?
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Patient-Centered, Measurable-Quality, True Teamwork
- Larry Wellikson, MD, FACP
July 1, 2005
I have mentioned in previous columns and often in public speeches that hospitalists will actively create and implement the hospital of the future.
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Practice Profile
July 1, 2005
Milford Hospital Hospitalist Service
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Opportunity to Partner in Improving Care: The Medicare Chronic Care improvement Programs
May 1, 2005
Update from the Public Policy Committee
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Five-Year Review of Codes Begins
- Mary Jo Gorman, MD, MBA;
- Pamela Ferraro, MS
March 1, 2005
The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule indicates how much each physician service will be reimbursed by Medicare. Payment rates are a combination of three components: physician work, practice expense, and professional liability (malpractice).