Public Policy
News
Should hospitalists accept gifts from pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies?
CON: You might not know it, but samples and free lunches influence decisions
News
Should hospitalists accept gifts from pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech companies?
PRO: Listen, learn, then make your own informed decision
Quality
To Err is Human
SHM enacts new systems, protocols to eliminate missteps
News
Playground Politics
Congress continues to meddle with Medicare’s reimbursement formula
News
Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Guidelines Produce $20M in Medicare Savings
Falls and trauma account for 34% of all HACs reported from October 2008 to June 2009, followed by vascular catheter-associated
infection (16...
News
The Coming Challenges—and Opportunities—of Value-Based Purchasing
The Coming Challenges—and Opportunities—of Value-Based Purchasing The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March,...
Quality
Market Watch
New Drugs, Indications, Dosage Forms, and Approvals Hydromorphone extended-release tablets (Exalgo) have been approved by the FDA as a once-...
News
Raise the ‘Red Flags’
Congressional inaction puts medical practices at risk
Public Policy
Radical vs. Sensible
Healthcare improvement ideas for CMS’ new director
Opinion
Financial Risk
Hospitalists should press for a permanent payment-formula fix