Public Policy
HM19
Hospitalists on the Hill
Hill Day at HM19 promises to be important and gratifying – and fun too.
Practice Management
Medicare’s two-midnight rule
The distinction between hospitalization as inpatient versus outpatient status can affect payment.
Quality
A novel approach to MIPS quality reporting for facility-based providers
Facility-based measurement represents a massive philosophical and practical shift in CMS measure reporting.
News
ONC aims to help docs, patients with information sharing in proposed rule
The HHS wants to help health professionals and patients securely and easily access electronic health information using smartphones and mobile...
Practice Management
Public insurance income limits and hospitalizations for low-income children
If public insurance eligibility thresholds are decreased, many pediatric hospitalizations would become ineligible for coverage.
Public Policy
Defeating the opioid epidemic
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams says the opioid epidemic is his primary focus.
From the Society
Looking into the future and making history
SHM intends to provide a home for hospitalists to collaborate around population health management.
News
New or existing drugs? Both fuel price inflation
Existing drugs, not new drugs, drove much of the inflation in brand-name drug prices.
News
HIPAA compliance: Three cases to learn from
Security experts say physicians can learn from three 2018 HIPAA penalties by the Office for Civil Rights.
Clinical
Meal programs for dual eligibles
Participants in a medically tailored meal program had fewer inpatient admissions and lower medical spending.