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The interplay between staffing and scheduling
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
More than half of adult hospitalist groups report having their schedules disrupted by COVID-19.
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Hospitalist scheduling: A search for balance
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
Ensuring that the hospitalist team is right sized is an art.
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HM16 Session Analysis: ICD-10 Coding Tips
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
Presenter: Aziz Ansari, DO, FHM Summary: With the implementation of ICD-10, correct and specific documentation to ensure proper patient diagnosis...
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U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, Encourages Hospitalists to Lead, Improve Healthcare
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
At #HospMed16 Plenary, the U.S. Surgeon General, Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, MD, MBA, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd about how hospitalists...
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CMS Releases Updated Two-Midnight Rule for 2016
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
On November 13, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is scheduled to publish its final OPPS rule for 2016. One of the biggest...
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"Wish List" Outlines Patients' Expectations for Hospital Stays, and Some Easy Fixes
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
Even before HCAHPS (Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems), hospital leaders and clinicians were striving to provide...
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HM15 Session Analysis: The Physician-Administrator Management Dyad
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
Hm15 Presenters: Chuck Ainsworth, MD, MCC,; Dan Virnich, MD, MBA; Roberta Himebaugh, MBA, SFHM; Robert Hickling, MHA; Sendil Krishnan, MD...
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HM15 Session Analysis: Innovative Hospitalist Staffing Models
- Author:
- Amanda Trask, MBA, MHA, FACHE, CMPE, SFHM
HM15 Presenters: John Nelson, MD, MHM; Daniel Hanson, MD, FHM; Darren Thomas, MD Summation: The presenters, from three entirely different...