News
Continued Pressure, Collaboration, Member Action Key to Ending SGR
January 27, 2012
Congress was going to finally put an end to the Sustainable Growth Rate formula in 2011. What happened?
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News
IPAB is Medicare’s New Hammer for Spending Accountability
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
January 27, 2012
The Independent Payment Advisory Board will have the authority to cut Medicare provider spending to keep it below a cap, with unprecedented autonomy.
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News
Pioneer Participants Work to Define Hospitalist Role in ACOs
- Joseph Ming-Wah Li, MD, MPH, SFHM
January 27, 2012
ACOs aim for quality care and cost savings; hospital medicine will be key player.
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News
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
January 27, 2012
The measures matter to patients, info is publicly reported, and money is at risk.
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News
Healthcare Legislative Advocacy Isn’t Above Your Pay Grade
January 27, 2012
It's imperative for hospitalists to educate, advocate, and lead in healthcare.
News
Put Medical School Debt in Perspective As You Enter Job Market
December 28, 2011
Understanding, planning key to successful debt repayment
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News
A Winnable Battle
December 21, 2011
Hospitalists are well-positioned to lead measured, team approaches to snuff out common hospital-acquired infections
News
Reconciliation Act
December 21, 2011
“Med rec” translates to effective communication at every transition of care; experts say hospitalists should own the initiative
News
Life in the Gap
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
December 21, 2011
2012 forecast: More coordinated, more accountable, more efficient care
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Opinion
Reimbursement Readiness
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
December 21, 2011
Documentation improvement, regulatory acumen key maximization of Medicare dollars