Search results for "Quality measures"
Opioid management, constipation key challenges in cancer pain
Adding methadone to opioids can help with intractable pain.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/conference01.htm
15 Oct 2013
A hospital compares outcomes of teaching and hospitalist teams
Dr. Chin's study looked at length of stay, readmissions, and costs among 3 types of inpatient medicine teams.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/11/qa.htm
15 Nov 2014
Medicare takes aim at hospital-acquired conditions
Medicare's recent announcement that it will stop paying for some hospital-acquired conditions has hospitals ramping up their quality improvement efforts, and some experts predict that hospitalists are likely to find themselves center stage.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/11/cover-story.htm
15 Nov 2007
Measure of the month: stroke and stroke rehabilitation
Measure of the month: stroke and stroke rehabilitation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/measure.htm
15 Dec 2008
Recent Research
High-intensity statins after CHD hospitalization, beta-blockers at discharge and 30-day readmissions, metoclopramide and pneumonia in stroke, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/04/recent-research.htm
15 Apr 2015
Make quality metrics work for you
Stand out by providing high-value care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/quality-metrics.htm
15 Jun 2014
ICD-10: Contingency plan created
CMS has established a communications and coordination center as well as other measures to ease the transition.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/09/ICD-10-transition-contingency.htm
15 Sep 2015
In the News
News on trends in hospitalist care, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/06/itn.htm
15 Jun 2009
Medicare reports on the 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Value Modifier
For physicians who haven't begun working on the Value Modifier, 2016 is the year for immediate action.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/coding-physician-fee-schedule-value-modifier.htm
15 May 2016
In the News
Malpractice claims, fenoldopam after cardiac surgery in acute kidney injury, beta-lactams and community-acquired pneumonia, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/02/itn.htm
15 Feb 2015