Public Policy
Public Policy
US Completes "Largest Takedown" of Federal Health Insurance Fraud
WASHINGTON - The U.S.
Public Policy
MACRA Rule Offers Little Clarity for Hospitalists
Last year, Congress put an end to the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), which had become a yearly battle fought on behalf of and by physicians to...
Public Policy
Key Medicare Fund Could Exhaust Reserves in 2028: Trustees
WASHINGTON—The U.S.
News
Physicans Face changes under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
Many physicians have questions about how they will get paid under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act but CMS is providing them with...
Public Policy
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Eliminates Two-Midnight Rule's Inpatient Payment Cuts: Report
Medicare will stop imposing an inpatient payment cut to hospitals under the "two-midnight rule," according to a report in Modern Healthcare.
Public Policy
MACRA Provides New Direction for U.S. Healthcare
Last year, Congress passed legislation to permanently eliminate the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula, created in 1997 and designed to hold...
Practice Management
CMS Introduces Billing Code for Hospitalists: What You Need to Know
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced the approval of a dedicated specialty billing code for hospitalists that...
Public Policy
Where Leading GOP Presidential Candidates Stand on Health Policies
As the long 2016 presidential election season draws on, Republican hopefuls strive to stand out among their fellow party candidates; however, many...
Audio
LISTEN NOW: Scott Sears, MD, Discusses Hospitalist Challenges with Unassigned, Uninsured Patients
Scott Sears, MD, chief clinical officer for Sound Physicians in Tacoma, Wash., discusses why patients without health insurance put hospitalists in...
Public Policy
New Medicare Rule Will Reimburse Physicians for Advance Care Planning
Hospitalists care for patients with the most serious, chronic, and complex illnesses. As a result, they are often faced with the daunting task of...