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CON: Should Hospitals Get Reimbursements Based on Quality Performance?
CON: Patient care would suffer as hospitals and physicians focus on core measures
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PRO: Should Hospitals Get Reimbursements Based on Quality Performance?
PRO: HM shares financial responsibility, should embrace chance to lead QI charge
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Hospitals Forced to Adapt Amid Shifting Slate of Quality Measures
HM groups will need to quickly adapt and reprioritize as measures are added or subtracted from the VBP program
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Experts explain how hospitalists can thrive in a new era of payment reform
Listen to hospitalist Patrick Torcson and VHA Inc. CMO Trent Haywood discuss how HM can thrive in the value-based purchasing program
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to billing and coding consultants discuss the importance of provider buy-in
Richard Pinson and Jeri Leong explain why hospitalists should buy into better documentation and coding
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: PEERist Program Provides Rural Nebraska Hospital 24/7 HM Coverage
Physician assistants lessen round-the-clock burden, add value to HM program
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Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants to the Rescue
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners can increase efficiency, but success depends on economic need, careful implementation
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Hospitalists Are the Answer
Provider attitude, ineffective systems delay patient safety improvement
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Paid For Being Special
The next phase of hospital medicine
Opinion
The To-Don’t List, Part 2
HM groups should eliminate “extra” shifts, standard shift duration