Joshua Lapps
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Can Medicare Pay for Value?
August 2, 2013
Physician quality reporting system (PQRS) and physician value-based payment modifier (VBPM) plan could reward high-quality, low-cost health care
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SHM Supports Clarification to Observational Status Loophole for Medicare Patients
May 2, 2013
Change would enable beneficiaries to qualify for Medicare-covered skilled nursing facility care after leaving the hospital
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Hospital Medicine Advocates Aid in Securing $10 Million for National Quality Forum
March 2, 2013
Appeals to Congress by Society of Hospital Medicine members helped secure reauthorization of funding for NQF, a nonprofit organization designed to create consensus around national priorities in healthcare improvement
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Advocacy on Healthcare Issues Made Faster, Easier for Hospitalists
December 2, 2012
The Society of Hospital Medicine's (SHM) action alerts allow hospitalists to engage directly with elected representatives on key policy issues
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Welcome, New Residents
July 3, 2012
What might not be of immediate concern to the newly minted, patient-focused doctor is the need to heal the medical system.
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More in the Affordable Care Act than the Mandate
May 25, 2012
The dual purpose of the ACA is patient protection and cost control.
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Ethics, Advocacy, and Disclosure: The Sunshine Rule
March 31, 2012
Letter highlights critical distinctions in compensation for teaching Continuing Medical Education (CME) courses