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Changes afoot at physician-owned specialty hospitals
When Oklahoma Heart Hospital opened in August 2002 in Oklahoma City, it didn't take long for nearby community hospital Baptist Medical Center to realize it needed to make some changes to offset the loss of patients. But new government and state regulations will mean changes in the specialty hospital workplace in the coming months and years.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/08/cover-story.htm
15 Aug 2007
Smart surfing: Finding the best medical Web sites
One expert offers tips on sorting the good from the bad.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/medical-websites.htm
15 Oct 2007
Balancing act: How ACGME work-hour limits are changing hospital medicine
When the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education decided in 2003 to limit residents' work to 80 hours per week, opponents said that the change would be a disaster for hospital medicine. But while the ruling has presented staffing challenges, patients have not suffered and hospitalists are in higher demand than ever on the job market.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/cover-story.htm
15 Oct 2007
Q&A: Nurturing the human side of medical care
Nearly 20 years ago, Arnold P. Gold, MD, a pediatric neurologist, and his wife, Sandra O. Gold, EdD, a psychologist, created the Arnold P.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/human-side.htm
15 Oct 2007
Parity laws seek balance for mental health coverage
Legislators look for equality with insurance for physical ailments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/10/parity-laws.htm
15 Oct 2007
Minneapolis bridge collapse tested local hospitals' emergency plans
Having a common command system in place was key to their swift response.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/bridge.htm
15 Nov 2007
Medicare 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
In the News
OIG approves medical center's payment plan for ED coverage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/12/itn.htm
15 Dec 2007
New Joint Commission president envisions global quality improvements
New Joint Commission president envisions global quality improvements.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/01/chassin.htm
15 Jan 2008
A tale of two meetings
A tale of two meetings.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/01/meetings.htm
15 Jan 2008