Joshua Boswell
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Update on the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
May 26, 2016
In 2014, the Society of Hospital Medicine endorsed the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact as a way to address divergent physician licensing requirements among states.
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Proposed Bill Would Open Door to Gainsharing Arrangements for Hospitals, Physicians
September 1, 2013
Legislation seeks to exempt monetary incentives paid by hospitals to physicians from federal anti-kickback and other sanctions
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Reduced Estimate to Fix SGR Formula Brings Hope for Change
June 1, 2013
Congressional model cuts previous cost in half, hospitalists hopeful for permanent solution to flawed physician payment plan
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Affordable Care Act (ACA) Provision Carries Pay Raise for Some Hospitalists
April 2, 2013
Hospitalists who care for Medicaid patients will see a pay increase in 2013 and 2014 under ACA payment parity rules
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Medicaid Payments for Some Primary-Care Services Reach Parity with Medicare Levels
January 2, 2013
Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) recommendations lead to payments by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for hospitalist-related codes
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New ‘Meaningful Use’ Exemption is Valuable Option for Growing Number of Hospitalists
November 1, 2012
Hospital-based eligible professionals do not qualify for the Medicare or Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) incentive program, or impending payment penalties for not being 'meaningful users' of EHR technology
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ACA could allows providers to correct claims data errors
August 25, 2011
Medicare Data-Sharing: Is CMS Preparing to Sell Beneficiary Claims Data?
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Policy Corner: Obama Suggests Eliminating Wasteful Regulations
August 3, 2011
Answering the Call for Retrospective Regulatory Review