Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: February 1, 2014
As hospital medicine matures, physician satisfaction gains importance
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: January 1, 2014
Concerns about applying the Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation measurement system to hospitalists
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: December 1, 2013
Why daily disruptions can be dangerous and how to curb them
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: November 1, 2013
We're also incorporating multidisciplinary rounds, where the hospitalist, case management, social services, physical therapy, and perhaps pharmacy ...
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: October 1, 2013
What hospitalists should know about the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ revised guidelines for hospital performance measures
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: September 1, 2013
Hospitalists should look beyond Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and System (HCAHPS) scores and develop hospitalist-specific pa...
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: August 1, 2013
Hospitalists’ roles and financial stake in health-care reimbursement model of accountable care organizations
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: July 1, 2013
An interview with John Holbrook, founder of the nation’s first hospital-sponsored, 24/7 HM program
News
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: June 1, 2013
Hospitalists who alter their habits are more likely to embrace Choosing Wisely recommendations
News
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: April 30, 2013
Change your mindset and consider four key strategies
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: April 1, 2013
Reducing in-patient rates of C. diff, MRSA, and other hospital-acquired infections essential to prevent providers from losing millions in ...
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: March 1, 2013
Medicare spending per beneficiary (MSPB), not healthcare cost or length of stay, will be the first measure used by the Centers for Medicare & M...
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: February 1, 2013
Hospitalists can be crucial players in reducing hospitals' 30-day mortality rates and avoiding potential cuts to Medicare reimbursement
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: January 1, 2013
Payments at risk with value-based purchasing, readmission penalities, and hospital-acquired conditions force hospitalists to focus
Opinion
- Author:
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
Publish date: December 1, 2012
How recent breakthroughs in brain science and related fields will impact quality improvement (QI) and patient safety in hospitals
