Public Policy
Public Policy
Experts Urge Extension to Medicaid's Parity Program
On the last day of 2014, a provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that increased payments to some physicians providing primary care services...
Public Policy
Hospitalist's Study Cited in Federal Recovery Audit Legislation Passed by Senate
Society of Hospital Medicine members have a real impact. [caption id="attachment_10802" align="alignleft" width="66"] Dr. Sheehy[/caption] A...
Quality
PHM15: A Closer Look at Quality Indicators, Evaluation Tools
Session: Let’s Measure Our Own Performance: Propose and Evaluate Pediatric Hospital Medicine Quality Indicators Summary: During this workshop, a...
Quality
PHM15: New Quality Measures for Children with Medical Complexity
Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2015's keynote speaker, Rita Mangione-Smith, MD, MPH, reviewed quality measures being developed for medically complex...
Public Policy
CMS Proposes Changes to Two-Midnight Rule
On July 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced proposed changes to its controversial two-midnight rule.
Public Policy
Medicare Initiatives Improve Hospital Care, Patient Safety
[caption id="attachment_10401" align="alignright" width="291"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] As a hospitalist myself, I have seen...
Public Policy
Medicare Rankings Favor Small, For-Profit Hospitals
[caption id="attachment_10345" align="alignright" width="256"] Image Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM[/caption] In April, the Centers for Medicare and...
Public Policy
SGR Repeal: What It Means for Hospitalists
On April 16, President Obama signed into law a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation that not only fully repealed the sustainable growth rate...
Quality
Stroke Centers More Common Where Laws Encourage Them
State laws have played a big part in boosting the number of hospitals where specialized stroke care is available, a new study shows. During the...
Public Policy
Medicare Develops Next Generation Accountable Care Organization Model
ACO aims to provide more efficient, less costly coordinated care for patients