Public Policy
Public Policy
Politics of Medicare Cuts
Deficit reduction faces an uphill battle in polarized political landscape
Quality
Should CMS Allow Access to Patient-Protected Medicare Data for Public Reporting?
Observational, database studies provide a powerful QI supplement vs. Unanswered questions, risks make CMS plan a bad idea
News
Policy Corner
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Countdown Begins; SHM Toolkit Launched
Public Policy
Small-Town Tonic
Recruiting and retaining hospitalists could be a balm for rural healthcare’s woes
Public Policy
Study: Rural Hospitals Behind IT Curve
Only a sliver of rural hospitals would meet the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) criteria to qualify for “meaningful use” of...
Public Policy
Exchange Anxiety
Patient groups, small businesses cheer HHS plan, but cost worries remain
News
ACA could allows providers to correct claims data errors
Medicare Data-Sharing: Is CMS Preparing to Sell Beneficiary Claims Data?
Public Policy
A Chilly Reception
Proposed ACO rules spark physician group backlash
News
Policy Corner: Obama Suggests Eliminating Wasteful Regulations
Answering the Call for Retrospective Regulatory Review
Quality
Policy Corner: ACA provides multiple pathways to develop and support ACOs
CMS, providers Work Together to Develop ACO Models