Public Policy
Public Policy
Hospitalist Pat Conways Named CMO at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Conway appointed CMO of CMS, will set federal quality agenda
Quality
Marriage of Necessity
Is second time the charm for hospital-physician alignment?
Public Policy
POLICY CORNER: SHM Pledges Support to Patient-Safety Initiative
SHM Signs National “Partnership for Patients” Pledge
News
POLICY CORNER: new documentation requirement could burden hospitalists
CMS Requires Face-to-Face Physician Encounter for Home Health Services
Quality
CON: Should Hospitals Get Reimbursements Based on Quality Performance?
CON: Patient care would suffer as hospitals and physicians focus on core measures
Quality
PRO: Should Hospitals Get Reimbursements Based on Quality Performance?
PRO: HM shares financial responsibility, should embrace chance to lead QI charge
News
CMS Requires “In-Person Encounter” to Initiate Home Health Services
The health reform law changes paperwork requirements; providers can no longer use discharge plans or transfer forms as evidence of “certification...
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to former Obama healthcare advisor Bob Kocher, MD
Now the director of the McKinsey Center for U.S. Health System Reform in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kocher will give HM11’s first keynote speech, an...
Quality
POLICY CORNER: Despite significant QI, disparities among poor Americans persist.
Hospitalists and the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
Public Policy
The GOP Viewpoint
Senator expects ACA will be overturned, suggests individual accountability