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Variation in physician spending and association with patient outcomes
July 24, 2017
Clinical Question: Is there a variation in spending between physicians in the same hospital, and does it have an effect on patient outcomes?
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News
Study: No increased mortality with ACA-prompted readmission declines
July 18, 2017
Reductions in 30-day hospital readmission rates among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries are weakly but significantly correlated with reductions in hospital 30-day mortality rates after discharge.
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Opioid prescribing drops nationally, remains high in some counties
July 7, 2017
The CDC calls for “more consistency among health care providers” when it comes to prescribing opioids.
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Opinion
Hospitalists and cost control in the U.S. health care system
June 12, 2017
Hospitalists are strategically placed to ensure that each episode of care is provided in the most cost-efficient way possible without sacrificing quality.
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Grassroots policymaking demands that hospitalists team up
May 25, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The potential repeal of ACA insurance reforms have taken center stage in the media, but SHM leaders urged hospitalists to focus more on MACRA.
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Making sense of MACRA: MIPS and Advanced APMs
May 24, 2017
A guide for hospitalists preparing for MACRA’s Quality Payment Program
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HM17 plenaries: Hospital medicine leading health care shift to value, quality
May 22, 2017
LAS VEGAS – The three plenary speakers at HM17 said the destination that U.S. health care is traveling is pretty clear: a system that increasingly rewards quality care delivered at lower costs.
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Hospitalists prepare for MACRA, seek more changes
April 19, 2017
CMS issued final rules in October, and some changes were good news for hospitalists.
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News
Quick Byte: ACA jump-starts 61,000 demo projects
March 28, 2017
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation lauded as proving ground for health care experimentation.
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U.S. health care policy: What lies ahead?
January 5, 2017
Uncertainty is the new normal – still, experts say hospitalists are primed to help shape American health care.
