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May 2009
Featured Articles
Cover Story
Same job, fewer hours
Hospitalists find innovative ways to practice part-time
Part-time options are growing, but finding or creating the right job still can be a challenge. Recruiters, employers and part-time hospitalists offer tips for making part-time hospital medicine work for physicians and practices.
Your Practice
Capturing charges on the go
Billing software saves money when it complements hospitalists' workflow
Using a handheld electronic device to capture procedure codes isn't new, but as the technology improves, the approach is becoming particularly appealing to hospitalists.
Your Career
Job hunting in a down economy
Know how to look in the new job market
Employers have stepped up efforts to maximize productivity in new hires and existing staff, while hospitalists are focused on the perils of switching jobs in a gloomy housing market.
Mindful Medicine
It's just old age—or is it?
How might ageism interfere with a correct diagnosis?
Q&A
A sideline that grew outside the lines
How the University of Utah got a palliative care service
Hospitalist Stephen Bekanich, MD, talks about starting a successful palliative care program.
Perspectives
Letter from the Editor
Part-time work can be an attractive option for hospitalists, whether it allows them to spend more time with their families or pursue other professional interests. Our cover story offers tips on where to look for part-time work, caveats to be aware of, and how to get the schedule you want.
Newman’s Notions
A very brief history of credentialing
While many may think of it as a modern concept, credentialing has been a part of physicians' careers since long before the Middle Ages.
Your Practice
Coding Corner
Documenting skin ulcers: The pressure is on
Physicians must carefully identify patients at high risk of developing pressure ulcers and then initiate and document prevention strategies.
Quality Corner
Measure of the month: Stroke and stroke rehabilitation
In accordance with a law passed by Congress late in 2006, physicians and other eligible professionals are able to receive bonus payments of a percentage (increased to 2%) of their total allowed Medicare charges, subject to a cap, by submitting information for defined quality measures.
Your Career
Pulse On™ Springfield, Mass.
By ACP Hospitalist Staff
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By ACP Hospitalist Staff
Clinical Medicine
Test yourself
Neuropathy
These cases and commentary, which address neuropathy, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
FDA Update
Recalls for arrhythmia drug, infusion pumps, defibrillators
Drug recalls, warnings, approvals.
Research News
Journal watch
Recent studies of note.
In the News
Recession hurting hospitals' bottom lines, and more
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