Public Policy
News
MedPAC recommends scrapping MIPS, gets pushback from doctors
While MIPS is not perfect, doctors are not likely to be pleased by having to shift midstream.
News
CMS launches advanced APM focused on bundled payments
The program “builds on the earlier success of bundled payment models and is an important step in the move away from fee for service.”
Public Policy
Homelessness: Whose job is it?
Addressing the significant known health disparities faced by homeless persons is one of the greatest health equity challenges of our time.
News
Analysis: Hospital pay for performance not significantly improving Medicare outcomes
“Policymakers in the [United States] should consider one of two things: revise the current program or potentially end it.”
Practice Management
How will SNF readmissions penalties affect hospitalists?
Skilled nursing facilities will soon be penalized up to 2% of their Medicare reimbursement for posting higher-than-average rates of hospital...
Public Policy
Hospitals will feel the squeeze of DSH payment changes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has altered the formula previously used to determine disproportionate share payments, and there...
Public Policy
How hospitalists can focus on health equity
Experts say hospitals and hospitalists must focus on health disparities to address the multitude of chronic medical conditions they treat.
News
Heart failure readmission penalties linked with rise in deaths
Heart failure readmissions penalties linked with rise in deaths ANAHEIM, CALIF. – Evidence continues to mount that Medicare’s penalization of...
Public Policy
DACA: Time to act
A “dismantling” of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program could exacerbate an already existing physician shortage in the U.S....
Practice Management
SHM pushes to protect patients from ‘surprise’ out-of-network expenses
Patients should not be on the hook for costs related to out-of-network insurance coverage when a hospital is in-network, medical societies say.