Practice Management
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CBO predicts more Medicare spending with drug rebate proposal
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that spending in the Medicare program would increase by $170 billion over the 2020-2029 period due to...
News
Employed physicians now outnumber independent doctors
A majority of doctors still work in small practices, although that number is falling.
Practice Management
Breaking the high-utilization cycle
Cooperative method addresses unnecessary testing, ineffective treatment plans.
Practice Management
Bringing hospitalist coverage to critical access hospitals
Virtual hospitalists can expand coverage.
HM19
HM19: Practice management tips for pediatric HMGs
Administrative and clinical leaders of pediatric HMGs should develop goals to optimize work-life integration for staff.
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Report: Part B funds stable, hospital trust running out
Annual report shows Medicare’s Part B trust fund is secure, while Medicare’s Part A trust fund will deplete in 7 years.
Practice Management
Top 10 things physician advisors want hospitalists to know
Hospital medicine providers should more routinely engage with their institutional physician advisors.
News
How to incorporate the gender wage gap into contract negotiations
PHILADELPHIA – Don’t view a woman asking for something as demanding or harsh when a male asking for the same exact...
Practice Management
In defense of hospital administrators
Doctors and administrators come to health care from very different starting points.
News
MAT access helps address opioid use disorder
PHILADELPHIA – Incarceration is an accelerant in the crisis of opioid use disorder.