Public Policy
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.
Public Policy
Walking the halls of power
Our health care system needs to improve and innovate, and hospitalists are well positioned to create that change.
Public Policy
SHM suggests tweaks to CMS QPP proposal
The Society of Hospital Medicine approves of the direction CMS is heading when it comes to measuring pay-for-performance for hospitalists in its...
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...