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Bipartisan Proposal to Repeal SGR Plan Likely to be Reintroduced

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 would replace the sustainable growth rate formula with a cost-effective model designed to...

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Soaring Healthcare Expenses Draw Attention to Price Transparency As Cost Control

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

Physicians encouraged to consider impact of diagnostic and treatment decisions to help cut costs

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Healthcare Quality Accounting Metrics Need Improvement

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

Patient-centered quality reporting aims to refine performance measures for healthcare providers

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Patient Satisfaction Critical to Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

Although patients' happiness is hard to gauge, 30% of the federal program's financial incentive is based upon how well hospitals score on patient...

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Is ‘Meaningful Use’ Safe?

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

Despite CMS praise, clinicians are wary of health IT shortcomings

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Established Performance Metrics Help CMS Expand Its Value-Based Purchasing Program

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

CMS is marching toward a value-based payment modifier program that will adjust physician reimbursement based on the relative quality and...

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Hospitalists Can Help Solve Residency Duty-Hour Issues

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

HM appears well-positioned to benefit from changes brought about under the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s residency...

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CER: Friend or Foe?

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

Nationwide push is helping comparative-effectiveness research gain traction—and funding.

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Partnership for Patients: CMS’ Ambitious Program for Patient Safety Improvement

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

The goal is to reduce preventable hospital-acquired conditions by 40% and decrease preventable complications during transitions of care to reduce...

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Massachusetts Healthcare Law Highlights Implications for National Healthcare Reform

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

The Massachusetts experience represents a microcosm of what might be expected on a national scale with the Affordable Care Act: success in...

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Access Problems Persist Despite Health Insurance: Lessons from Massachusetts

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

A surprising lesson from Massachusetts is that expanding health insurance coverage does not automatically improve access to healthcare services....

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IPAB is Medicare's New Hammer for Spending Accountability

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

The Independent Payment Advisory Board will have the authority to cut Medicare provider spending to keep it below a cap, with unprecedented...

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Life in the Gap

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

2012 forecast: More coordinated, more accountable, more efficient care

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Business Blueprint

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

In demand, hospitalist leaders need management training to ascend administrative ladder

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Attention to Detail

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Christopher Guadagnino, PhD

Scrupulous documentation can help HM minimize Medicare audits

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