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Out-of-network billing in in-network hospitals adds $40 billion in spending
- Gregory Twachtman
December 19, 2019
If out-of-network claims were paid at in-network rates, it could lower spending by $40 billion.
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An unplanned career
- MHM;
- Patrick H. Conway, MD, MSc
February 13, 2019
Dr. Patrick Conway says hospitalists have been primary drivers in the shift to value-based care.
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Hospitalists Stretched as their Responsibilities Broaden
- Larry Wellikson, MD;
- MHM
November 23, 2016
A continued broadening of responsibilities continues to stretch even the most well-trained hospitalists
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Physicans face changes under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
- Sonia Aquije
April 28, 2016
Many physicians have questions about how they will get paid under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act but CMS is providing them with answers.
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What the SGR Repeal Means for Hospitalists
- Nancy K. Zeitoun, MD, FHM
April 22, 2015
The long awaited permanent repeal of the poorly designed Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) came just in time to avert the 21.2% Medicare physician payment cut that would have taken effect on April 1st, 2015.
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Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice: HM15 Session Analysis
- Julianna Lindsey, MD MBA
April 9, 2015
HM15 Session: Putting Your Nickel Down: The What, Why, and How of Implementing Physician Value-Based Purchasing in Your Practice Presenters: Stephen Besch, Simone Karp RPh, Patrick Torcson MD MMM SFHM, Gregory Seymann MD SFHM Summation: HHS has set a goal of tying increasing percentages of Med
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Affordable Care Act Latest in Half-Century of Healthcare Reform
- Bryn Nelson, PhD
January 1, 2014
Highlights in 50-year timeline of national healthcare legislation, proposals, policies since Social Security Act adoped in 1965
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Bipartisan Proposal to Repeal SGR Plan Likely to be Reintroduced
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
January 1, 2013
The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 would replace the sustainable growth rate formula with a cost-effective model designed to promote quality and value through coordinated patient care
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A Winnable Battle
- Bryn Nelson, PhD
December 21, 2011
Hospitalists are well-positioned to lead measured, team approaches to snuff out common hospital-acquired infections
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Radical vs. Sensible
- Larry Wellikson, MD, SFHM
August 2, 2010
Healthcare improvement ideas for CMS’ new director