Richard Quinn is an award-winning journalist with 15 years’ experience. He has worked at the Asbury Park Press in New Jersey and The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., and currently is managing editor for a leading commercial real estate publication. His freelance work has appeared in The Jewish State, The Hospitalist, The Rheumatologist, ACEP Now, and ENT Today. He lives in New Jersey with his wife and three cats.
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Decline in Healthcare Employment Unlikely to Hit Hospitalists
With inpatient care demand high, hospitalists just need to continue to show value
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2014's Top Healthcare Policy Issues Center on Performance, Quality
Key topics will include pay-for-performance models, expanding accountable care organizations, value-based purchasing, say hospitalist experts
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Allowing Specialty Society Registries To Submit Quality Data to PQRS
SHM committees continue working on viable options for hospitalists
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Large Hospital Systems, Physician Groups Most Likely to Form Accountable Care Organizations
Study finds institutions, groups familiar with risk-based, population-based payment models adopting ACO structure
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Hospitalist Anand Kartha Tackles Array of Hospital Medicine Duties
Physician devotes time to research, education, clinical, leadership roles
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VTE Risk Spikes for Pregnant Patients Admitted to Hospitals Pre-Delivery
Study recommends hospitalists recognize threat, treat patients at highest risk with prophylaxis
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Report Cites Wide Variation in Prescription Drug Use by Medicare Patients
Types of drugs prescribed, patients’ medication usage found to vary by U.S. geographic region
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CDC Expert Discusses MRSA Infections and Monitoring for Anti-Microbial Resistance
Jean Patel, PhD, deputy director of the Office of Antimicrobial Resistance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, talks about MRSA...
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Hospitalist Greg Harlan Embraces Everything Hospital Medicine Career Offers
The physician administrator, clinical instructor, and pediatric hospitalist enjoys the innovation, energy, freedom that comes with working in HM...
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Industry Insider Explains the State of Medical Liability Insurance
Mike Matray, editor of trade publication Medical Liability Monitor, explains the state of medical liability insurance
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PIAA Director of Research and Loss Prevention Discusses Hospitalist Insurance Premiums
Divya Parikh explains why hospitalists are lumped in with internists for the purposes of determining insurance premiums
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Culture Shift Required to Defeat Defensive Medicine
Hospitalists should stop ordering tests that lead to unnecessary hospital costs, threaten patient safety for the sake of medical liability
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Why Hospitalists Remain Outside Malpractice Insurers' High-Risk Categories, For Now
Insiders offer tips for managing exposure to lawsuits, suggest proactive approach
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Agency Funding for Healthcare Research Could Benefit Hospital Medicine
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) plans to award $300 million this year
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Coordinated Care Approach May Be Best for Patients with Heart Failure
Study shows teaming hospitalists with cardiologists could improve quality of care, outcomes