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Who are the ‘high-need, high-cost’ patients?
July 30, 2018
Significant predictors included Medicare or Medicaid insurance, lower income, first hospitalization in a large rural hospital, high comorbidity burden, obesity, and hospitalizations for infections.
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CMS proposes site-neutral payments for hospital outpatient setting
July 26, 2018
Site-neutral payments could save the government – and patients – money on every visit.
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CMS considers expanding telemedicine payments
July 17, 2018
The proposed rule would pay doctors for an expanded number of telemedicine services and add payment for virtual check-ins by phone or other technologies.
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Fentanyl analogs nearly double their overdose death toll
July 13, 2018
From 2016 to 2017, carfentanil-related deaths were up 98%.
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Fluoroquinolones can cause fatal hypoglycemia, FDA warns
July 11, 2018
The FDA is strengthening warning labels on fluoroquinolones to reflect the risk of life-threatening hypoglycemia and neuropsychiatric adverse events.
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SHM expresses support for Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act
July 10, 2018
At the moment, the projected wait time for hospitalists from some countries to receive their green cards could easily exceed 25 years.
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Medicare hospital deaths decline, hospice usage increases
June 26, 2018
During 2000-2015, Medicare recipients became less likely to die in hospitals.
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Health care, technology, and the future
June 25, 2018
How do we improve the efficiencies of health service delivery while preserving the fundamental human qualities?
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CMS sepsis measure a challenge to report
June 11, 2018
The Sepsis CMS Core Measure program, or SEP-1, has not been embraced by everyone.
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FDA approves Doptelet for liver disease patients undergoing procedures
May 22, 2018
Avatrombopag (Doptelet) is the first drug approved for thrombocytopenia in adults who have chronic liver disease and are undergoing a procedure.
