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Reimbursement
Cracking the codes
A few basic documentation tips can go a long way toward maximizing reimbursement. More
A deviant approach to hospital challenges
Positive deviance is a bottom-up, rather than top-down, approach to solving seemingly intractable problems in an institution or a community. It’s based on the observation that certain individuals or groups (positive deviants) have found better solutions to these problems than their peers have. More
Striving for 100% customer satisfaction
Hospitalist leaders debate the costs and benefits of patient satisfaction surveys
As patient satisfaction figures more prominently in health care and quality measurement, some worry that hospitals' standard patient satisfaction surveys don’t accurately measure hospitalist care. How should hospitalists prepare for future use of satisfaction data?
July '08
Medicare takes aim at hospital-acquired infections
New reimbursement rules could put hospitalists in the driver's seat
Medicare's recent announcement that it will stop paying for some hospital-acquired conditions has hospitals ramping up their quality improvement efforts, and some experts predict that hospitalists are likely to find themselves center stage.
November '07
CMS quality demo pays dividends for hospitals, but not always financially
Results from the first three years of the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration (HQID) suggest that while bonuses were something to shoot for, they weren't the primary motivators for most participants. Instead, some hospitals viewed their participation as an opportunity to implement a tracking system, identify areas for improvement and see how they stacked up against other hospitals.
September '07
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From the February 8, 2012 edition
- Score predicts outcomes of using IV alteplase with stroke patient
- CT angiography as good as MRI to predict recurrent stroke
Cartoon Caption Contest
ACP staff has selected three finalists for the latest contest and is now asking readers to vote for their favorite caption to determine the winner.
ACP Career Connection
Looking for a new hospitalist position?
ACP Career Connection can help you find your next job in hospital medicine. Search hospitalist positions nationwide that suit your criteria and preferences. Jobs are posted about two weeks before print publication of Annals of Internal Medicine, ACP Internist, and ACP Hospitalist. Exclusive “Online Direct” opportunities are updated weekly. Check us out online.
ABIM Maintenance of Certification for Hospitalists
Hospital-based internists have the option of maintaining their certification in either Internal Medicine or Internal Medicine with a Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine. Learn more about resources from ACP and the Society for Hospital Medicine to complete both MOC programs.
Internal Medicine 2012
Earn Hospitalist CME credits at Internal Medicine 2012. The hospital medicine track and several pre-courses offer a collection of CME courses designed for hospitalists. Register early and reserve your spot today.
Prepare with the Experts: Live Recert Prep Courses from ACP
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ACP Launches Depression Care Guide
This evidence-based, free online resource provides concise, practical information and strategies to enable health professionals to reduce the treatment gaps that exist for depression care.
Access the Guide now.