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Sort by: Relevance | Newest | OldestMedicare takes aim at hospital-acquired conditions
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.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/cover-story.htm
15 Nov 2007
Blood loss anemia
Making a distinction between acute and chronic blood loss anemia is important.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/01/coding-blood-loss-anemia.htm
15 Jan 2016
In the News
IV alteplase in stroke patients; hospitalist practice models and job satisfaction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/04/itn.htm
15 Apr 2012
Pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary heart disease
Documentation and coding for these cases are surprisingly challenging.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/coding-pulmonary.htm
15 Apr 2015
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.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/09/cover-story.htm
15 Sep 2007
In the News
Top-ranked hospitals have 70% fewer deaths, and other medical updates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2008
In the News
Alcohol detox protocol, in-hospital STEMI and outcomes, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/itn.htm
15 May 2014
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about methylprednisolone, fenoldopam, stroke patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/07/journal-watch.htm
15 Jul 2007
Recent Research
High-intensity statins after CHD hospitalization, beta-blockers at discharge and 30-day readmissions, metoclopramide and pneumonia in stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2015
Quality time
What would happen if quality measures were applied to your personal life?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/free/newman.htm
15 Sep 2012