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NEW FEATURE: POLICY CORNER: An inside look at the most pressing policy issues (updated 01.04.2011)
- Josh Boswell;
- Shm Public Policy Analyst
January 2, 2011
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation charged with finding ways to reduce healthcare costs while maintaining or improving quality
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CMS Announces Guidelines for $500M Care Transitions Program
December 15, 2010
Feds target areas with higher-than-average rehospitalization rates
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The Story of Us
December 2, 2010
Chapter 1: Overcoming threats to quality healthcare in the face of reform
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BCBS of North Carolina’s refund to customers due to changes in health reform legislation
November 30, 2010
Bryn Nelson in the October issue of The Hospitalist (see “A Taxing Future for HM?,” p. 16) incorrectly states that Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina’s refund to customers was a result of an overcharge.
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Payment Reform Proposals Take Shape
November 17, 2010
Bundling episodes might not solve the problem; new ideas to fairly divide payment emerge
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A Taxing Future for HM?
November 1, 2010
Washington is poised to take a bite out of your paycheck
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MGMA Names Hospitalist CEO Physician Executive of the Year
October 6, 2010
Singer’s recognition good for the specialty, hospitalists say
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Endangered Species?
October 1, 2010
Primary care faces myriad challenges, but help is on the way
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Warm Welcome
August 2, 2010
Project BOOST principals brief health-reform operatives
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The Coming Challenges—and Opportunities—of Value-Based Purchasing
August 2, 2010
The Coming Challenges—and Opportunities—of Value-Based Purchasing
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March, furthering the federal government’s commitment to increasing the efficiency of the U.S. healthcare system by decreasing cost and improving quality.