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August 20, 2008 (Volume 4, Issue 33)

When and how inpatient medication errors occur
During a hospital stay, inpatients experience an average of about 1.5 errors in their medication report that can potentially harm them, according to a new study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital. Most errors—72% percent of potentially harmful discrepancies—occur while taking the patient’s medication history.

Tip: When to use inpatient consultation codes
To avoid overcoding, hospitalists should be aware of when it is or isn’t appropriate to use an inpatient consultation code. The purpose of a consultation code is so you, as a hospitalist, can bill for seeking the advice of another physician regarding a patient’s treatment.

HHS proposes ICD-10 code
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday announced its proposal to implement an expanded, more complex coding system called ICD-10 to improve disease tracking and encourage nationwide electronic documentation.

Other recently-published articles from Hospitalist Leadership Connection:

How to construct quality bonus plans

CMS releases VBP paper

Hospitalists workshops improve geriatric care education

Hospitalist Leadership Connection: New name, same newsletter

Patient care and quality improving, says Joint Commission report

Joint Commission releases guiding principals for hospital of the future

A New Look!

Maximizing your top-line revenue

Hospitalists coordinate communication, cut costs, and reduce LOS, new study says

National Priorities Partnership releases improvement agenda

Updates of the hospitalist model

How to form a performance committee

Physician shortage continues

Joint Commission answers FAQs: 2009 Universal Protocol

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