![1]()
News
Hospitalist Pat Conways Named CMO at Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
June 1, 2011
Conway appointed CMO of CMS, will set federal quality agenda
News
Marriage of Necessity
June 1, 2011
Is second time the charm for hospital-physician alignment?
![1]()
News
POLICY CORNER: SHM Pledges Support to Patient-Safety Initiative
June 1, 2011
SHM Signs National “Partnership for Patients” Pledge
![1]()
News
CMS Requires “In-Person Encounter” to Initiate Home Health Services
May 1, 2011
The health reform law changes paperwork requirements; providers can no longer use discharge plans or transfer forms as evidence of “certification” of need for home health services
Audio
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Listen to former Obama healthcare advisor Bob Kocher, MD
April 1, 2011
Now the director of the McKinsey Center for U.S. Health System Reform in Washington, D.C., Dr. Kocher will give HM11’s first keynote speech, an inside look at how the reform package came together
News
POLICY CORNER: Despite significant QI, disparities among poor Americans persist.
April 1, 2011
Hospitalists and the National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports
![1]()
News
The GOP Viewpoint
April 1, 2011
Senator expects ACA will be overturned, suggests individual accountability
![1]()
News
Health Reform Turns 1
March 1, 2011
An uneasy anniversary for the Patient Protection and Accountable Care Act
News
Turbulence Ahead
January 2, 2011
Politics likely to interrupt Affordable Care Act evolution
News
NEW FEATURE: POLICY CORNER: An inside look at the most pressing policy issues (updated 01.04.2011)
January 2, 2011
Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation charged with finding ways to reduce healthcare costs while maintaining or improving quality
