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News
Walking the halls of power
October 10, 2017
Our health care system needs to improve and innovate, and hospitalists are well positioned to create that change.
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News
SHM suggests tweaks to CMS QPP proposal
October 5, 2017
The Society of Hospital Medicine approves of the direction CMS is heading when it comes to measuring pay-for-performance for hospitalists in its Quality Payment Program.
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News
Do not withhold opioid addiction drugs from patients taking benzodiazepines
September 21, 2017
The FDA says the benefits of combining MAT drugs with CNS depressants outweigh the risks.
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More studies show Medicaid expansion has benefited hospitals
September 12, 2017
Any contraction of the Medicaid expansion offered through the Affordable Care Act will reduce overall health insurance coverage and could have important financial implications for U.S. hospitals.
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Standardized infection ratio for CLABSI almost halved since 2009
August 21, 2017
Other hospital-related infections can’t match drop in SIR for central line–associated bloodstream infections.
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Opinion
Immigration reforms: Repercussions for hospitalists and the health care industry
August 16, 2017
The U.S. health care system is starved for hospitalists and primary care physicians, and international medical graduates will continue to play a pivotal role.
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New telehealth legislation would provide for testing, expansion
August 11, 2017
A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would authorize the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation to test expanded telehealth services provided to Medicare beneficiaries.
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Patrick Conway leaves CMS for Blue Cross and Blue Shield
August 10, 2017
CMS Deputy Administrator Patrick Conway will start as president and CEO of Blue Cross NC on Oct. 1.
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FDA approves first spironolactone oral suspension
August 9, 2017
After more than 50 years on the U.S. market, spironolactone is available in liquid form, bypassing the compounding pharmacist.
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Opinion
The impact of Election 2016
July 28, 2017
The reality is that, the only thing that can save our health care system is if we lower the cost of care. And we know that, as providers, only we can do that.
