News
Is CMS becoming more open to PTAC recommendations?
September 20, 2018
Doctors have been puzzled as to why federal health officials have yet to approve a physician-developed APM under QPP.
News
FDA issues new REMS for immediate-release opioids
September 18, 2018
For the first time, training will be made available to health care providers, nurses, and pharmacists involved in pain management.
News
FDA attacks antibiotic resistance with new strategy
September 14, 2018
Four-pronged approach addresses product development, stewardship, surveillance, and science.
News
Penalties not necessary to save money in some Medicare ACOs
September 5, 2018
Groups participating in MSSP were “associated with a mean differential reduction of $302 in total Medicare spending per beneficiary in the 2012 entry of cohorts of ACOs.”
News
Service, please: Hospital setting matters for pneumonia
September 5, 2018
Frequency of bacteriology/microbiology testing, CT scans differs between inpatient and ED settings.
News
Policy responses to opioid epidemic may have benefits, harms
September 4, 2018
Drug rescheduling was associated with a 45.6% increase in heroin-related deaths over 5 years in the model.
News
CDC: 2017 worst year yet for drug overdoses
August 17, 2018
Deaths tied to synthetic opioids climbed faster than any other drug class.
News
CMS pushes ACOs to take on more risk
August 10, 2018
ACOs that only take on upside risk generally are spending more money and not generating savings, according to CMS Adminstrator Seema Verma.
News
Ranked: State of the states’ health care
August 7, 2018
Vermont’s good outcomes and low costs have the rest of the country green with envy.
Opinion
Positive change through advocacy
August 3, 2018
SHM past president Dr. Ron Greeno says the society takes the lead on issues that impact the U.S. health care system.