News
The socioeconomic revolving door of 30-day heart failure readmissions
October 9, 2020
Racial disparities in 30-day HF readmissions stem partly from variation in economic status of residential neighborhoods, regardless of hospital care quality or insurance coverage, a study suggests.
Opinion
Physicians, make a plan to vote
- Anika Kumar, MD, FHM, FAAP
September 24, 2020
By voting, we as physicians are helping to address the social determinants of health in our communities.
News
Signs of an ‘October vaccine surprise’ alarm career scientists
- JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News;
- Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News
September 22, 2020
If the executive branch were to overrule the FDA’s scientific judgment, a vaccine of limited efficacy and, worse, unknown side effects could be rushed to market.
Opinion
Dear 2020, where do we go from here?
August 18, 2020
COVID-19 has shown that hospitalists must be “digital doctors” – they must be facile in utilizing virtual health tools.
Opinion
The wave of the future
- Eric Howell, MD, MHM;
- Larry Wellikson, MD, MHM
July 1, 2020
SHM’s founding CEO Dr. Larry Wellikson is retiring, and Dr. Eric Howell is assuming his leadership role.
News
Rapid changes to health system spurred by COVID might be here to stay
- Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News
June 9, 2020
Experts warn that the breakthroughs may not all make the health system work better or make it less expensive. That said, three trends seem likely to continue.
Opinion
Moving beyond the hospital ward
- Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP
May 6, 2020
As we move into a new era, our clarion call is to collaborate whenever and wherever we can.
News
Social determinants of health gaining prominence
August 16, 2019
Training to recognize patients’ social determinants of health – factors such as income, living and working conditions, and access to healthy food and transportation – is gaining traction.
News
Medicaid expansion associated with lower cardiovascular mortality
June 6, 2019
Counties in states that expanded Medicaid coverage had a significantly smaller increase in cardiovascular mortality rates in middle-aged adults, compared with nonexpansion counties.
News
A novel approach to MIPS quality reporting for facility-based providers
- Josh Boswell;
- Joshua Lapps
February 20, 2019
Facility-based measurement represents a massive philosophical and practical shift in CMS measure reporting.