Surgical Site Infections After Cardiac Surgery: Surveillance and Reimbursement Systems designed for surveillance of SSIs will now be used for determining reimbursement, not considering the most important risk factors for infection. William R. Jarvis, MD, explains. Experts And Viewpoints, October 27, 2010
Is Your Medicare Payer Playing by the Rules? Don't let varying interpretations of the evaluation and management guidelines keep you from getting paid. Journal Article, October 27, 2010
Pediatric Nurse Practitioners as Hospitalists The benefits of pediatric NPs in hospitalist-roles are many, but available PNPs may not be so plentiful. Journal Article, October 27, 2010
Patient Reported Outcomes: Looking Beyond the Label Claim Should patient reported outcomes be viewed as an essential complement to traditional clinical evidence in pharmaceutical product development? Journal Article, October 27, 2010
Payment Reform to Support High-Performing Practice This important report from the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative Payment Reform Task Force reviews the spectrum of payment models currently being used to support PCMH implementation. Article, October 26, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: Eight Things to Never Do at Your Deposition The deposition is one of the most important parts of your lawsuit, but some key mistakes can foil your defense. Experts And Viewpoints, October 26, 2010
Effect of Drug Sample Removal on Prescribing in a Family Practice Clinic To what extent do pharmaceutical industry representatives and samples influence physician prescribing? One practice aimed to find out. Journal Article, October 26, 2010
Patient Self-Management and Improving Heart Failure Outcomes: God Is in the Details Ileana Piña talks about a new study on heart failure patient collaboration, which, at first glance, looks discouraging, but check the post-hoc analysis. Experts And Viewpoints, October 25, 2010
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) 2010 Annual Conference Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Conference Coverage, October 25, 2010
Your Malpractice Advisor: Lawsuit Risks in Urology Urologists are faced with a significant risk for malpractice lawsuits. However, many of those risks can be avoided by planning and action in a number of key areas. Experts And Viewpoints, October 25, 2010
Business of Oncology: Where to Get Help for Your Oncology Practice Oncologists facing practice and revenue challenges can get advice and assistance from organized programs and large consultant companies with expertise and a proven track record. Experts And Viewpoints, October 25, 2010
In Situ Monitoring of Health in Older Adults: Technologies and Issues Remote monitoring presents exciting possibilities to provide better care to geriatrics patients--but there are challenges to be met. Journal Article, October 25, 2010
Using an Acuity-Adaptable Unit fFor Urological Services The acuity-adaptable model allows an individual patient room to be reconfigured to meet the needs of any of four acuity levels of care. Journal Article, October 25, 2010
Electronic Personal Health Records That Promote Self-Management in Chronic Illness COPD is used as an example of a chronic condition that can be self-managed through the use of electronic personal health records. Journal Article, October 22, 2010
US Health Care Reform and Transplantation, Part II: Impact on the Public Sector and Novel Health Care Delivery Systems Dramatic expansion of publically funded health insurance coverage from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act may help low-income individuals if multidisciplinary guidance is secured. Journal Article, October 22, 2010
A Simple Way to Avoid Malpractice Litigation Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman discusses physician vulnerability to legal accusations and offers a simple means of reducing malpractice risk. Experts And Viewpoints, October 21, 2010
How Changes in Cardiac Care Will Affect Your Practice Cardiac devices are moving from wired to wireless, and from remote follow-up to remote monitoring. This change will have a huge impact on cardiology practice. Article, October 21, 2010
A Physician's Guide to the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs: The Basics Earning the EHR incentive is not easy, but this useful guide provides an essential road map to navigating its complexities. Journal Article, October 20, 2010
Small-Practice Update: Three Key Steps to Survive and Thrive in the New Healthcare Era Practices are struggling, but by taking 3 key steps, doctors can make their practices successful despite today's new rules. Article, October 18, 2010
Contextual Correlates of Rural Health Clinics' Efficiency: Analysis of Nurse Practitioners' Contributions Authors seek to quantify the contribution of NPs toward efficiency in rural health clinics. Journal Article, October 18, 2010
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