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AMA Policy Opposes Switch to ICD-10
December 20, 2011
New coding system disproportionately burdens physicians in practice, but hospital-tied organizations maintain it will boost quality
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New ACO Rules Could Improve Enrollment
December 14, 2011
Draft rules increase incentives for joining shared care program, hospitalist says
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Policy Corner: Are ACOs Back? Has CMS Listened to Provider Concerns?
November 30, 2011
The final rule on ACOs indicates that the government has taken comments from SHM and other organizations to heart.
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Where’s the Stimulus?
November 30, 2011
Checking up on 2009’s $160 billion infusion into healthcare.
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Opinion
Holdout Hospitals
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
November 30, 2011
Few U.S. hospitals operate without an HM service, but they do exist—for now.
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By the numbers – 0.5%
November 4, 2011
The reduction President Obama has proposed to a formula used by the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), created last year by the Affordable Care Act to cut Medicare costs without affecting quality. The formula IPAB currently uses as a baseline for growth estimates is GDP per capita, plus 1%.
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Policy Corner
November 2, 2011
Coming soon to a hospital near you (maybe): Bundling
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Politics of Medicare Cuts
November 2, 2011
Deficit reduction faces an uphill battle in polarized political landscape
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Exam Guidelines
November 2, 2011
Clinical judgment, medical necessity key to claim submissions
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The Earlier, the Better
October 1, 2011
Aggressive bed management increases capacity and revenue-generating opportunities without added costs