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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Scheduling Rules of Thumb
Safety, equality should factor into HM groups’ coverage plans
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No Easy Task
As demand for 24/7 on-site coverage increases, HM groups wrangle with night-shift issues
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: How to minimize the adverse affects of working night shifts
Christopher P. Landrigan, MD, SFHM, MPH, director of the Sleep and Patient Safety Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, offers...
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Hospitalists Can Be Champions of Clinical Documentation
Education, training, personal attention lead to improved reimbursement
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The Billing & Coding Bandwagon
Hospitalists ideally positioned to lead documentation, coding improvement efforts
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All You Need Is Love
Communication, flexibility, understanding key to making dual-HM marriages work
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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: Listen to a dual-hospitalist couple talk about their shared and diverse interests
Hospitalists Jasen and Liz Gundersen discuss how their shared and diverse interests factor into their marraige
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How to Find a Mentor in the Mentorship Gap
HM presents young physicians with unique challenges and opportunities; mentors help with clinical acumen, protected time, career advancement, and...
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The Locums Litmus Test: Is Per Diem Work for You?
Thousands of physicians who contract to provide temporary coverage to fill staffing gaps at HM programs around the country
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The Triple Crown: Collaboration with clinical documentation specialists can be a win-win for patients, hospitals, and HM
The biggest challenge to proper documentation is time. Working with coders can boost hospital quality, reimbursement, and your reputation.
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Rewards and Challenges of Two-Physician Marriages
Hospitalists advise split household responsibilities, protected relationship time, and long-term career planning
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How to Get Ahead in Community-Based Hospital Medicine
Patients want attentive physicians; supervisors are looking for versatility
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Generation Next
Efficiency, lifestyle, and necessity lead medical specialists’ switch to HM model of inpatient care
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: HM pioneer Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, discusses the growing trend of specialist-hospitalists
Bob Wachter, MD, MHM, has watched the hospitalist movement grow from its infancy in the mid-1990s to more than 30,000 hospitalists practicing...