Public Policy
Public Policy
More studies show Medicaid expansion has benefited hospitals
Any contraction of the Medicaid expansion offered through the Affordable Care Act will reduce overall health insurance coverage and could have...
Public Policy
Immigration reforms: Repercussions for hospitalists and the health care industry
The U.S. health care system is starved for hospitalists and primary care physicians, and international medical graduates will continue to play a...
Public Policy
New telehealth legislation would provide for testing, expansion
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would authorize the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to test expanded telehealth...
News
Patrick Conway leaves CMS for Blue Cross and Blue Shield
CMS Deputy Administrator Patrick Conway will start as president and CEO of Blue Cross NC on Oct. 1.
Public Policy
The impact of Election 2016
The reality is that, the only thing that can save our health care system is if we lower the cost of care. And we know that, as providers, only we...
Public Policy
Variation in physician spending and association with patient outcomes
Clinical Question: Is there a variation in spending between physicians in the same hospital, and does it have an effect on patient outcomes?
News
Study: No increased mortality with ACA-prompted readmission declines
Reductions in 30-day hospital readmission rates among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are weakly but significantly correlated with...
Public Policy
Hospitalists and cost control in the U.S. health care system
Hospitalists are strategically placed to ensure that each episode of care is provided in the most cost-efficient way possible without sacrificing...
HM17
Grassroots policymaking demands that hospitalists team up
LAS VEGAS – The potential repeal of ACA insurance reforms have taken center stage in the media, but SHM leaders urged hospitalists to focus more...
Practice Management
Making sense of MACRA: MIPS and Advanced APMs
A guide for hospitalists preparing for MACRA’s Quality Payment Program