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Greater Transparency for Financial Information in Healthcare Will Prompt Questions from Patients
March 3, 2015
The movement toward greater transparency of financial information in healthcare is providing patients with access to data that might affect their healthcare decisions.
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Hospitalists Lead Efforts To Reduce Care Costs, Improve Patient Care
February 2, 2015
In 2015, reimbursement for physicians in large groups is subject to a value modifier that takes into account the cost and quality of services performed under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
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Hospitalists’ Potential Impact in Accountable Care Organizations
December 2, 2014
The rise of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a group of healthcare providers who are answerable for the overall care of patients assigned to them, inclusive of quality and cost, accelerated as a result of the Affordable Care Act.
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Medicare Program to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Conditions Could Be Better
November 3, 2014
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Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2014: Keynote Speakers Address Healthcare Reform, What Keeps Hospital CEO’s Awake at Night
- Weijen Chang, MD, SFHM, FAAP
July 30, 2014
Medicare CMO Pat Conway explains to packed crowd that CMS' Quality Strategy goals align well with ongoing pediatric hospital medicine efforts
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HM14 Keynote Speakers Encourage Hospitalists to Deliver High-Quality, Low-Cost Patient Care
May 1, 2014
Hospital medicine leaders at Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting spell out specialty's top goals
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Hospitalists Can Help Bridge Gaps in Healthcare Access as Hospitals Cope with Mounting Financial Pressures
April 1, 2014
Amid hospital closures, staff cuts, hospitalists may need to expand spectrum of patient care beyond acute episodes
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New SHM President Outlines “Next Evolution” of Hospitalist Practice
March 27, 2014
Patient health, experience, affordability should be viewed together, says Burke Kealey, MD, SFHM
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HM14 Special Report: The Future of the Healthcare Marketplace
March 26, 2014
Hospitalist and self-described "professional futurist," Ian Morrison, PhD, discussed the background and key issues of the Affordable Care Act at SHM's annual meeeting
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How Will New Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier Affect Medicare Reimbursements?
March 1, 2014
Program will have hospitalists identify appropriate metrics, patient attribution