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Anticipating Growth in Medical Costs, U.S Health Insurers Will Receive Higher Government Payments in 2017
April 21, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. health insurers that provide Medicare Advantage plans to elderly and disabled Americans will receive government payments in 2017 that are 0.85 percent higher on average than in 2016, reflecting small anticipated growth in medical costs, the U.S.
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U.S. Surgeon General Encourages Hospitalists to Remain Hopeful, Motivated
April 20, 2016
Hopefully, many of you were able to attend the Society of Hospital Medicine’s annual meeting this year in San Diego.
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Climate Change is Expected to Boost the Number of Annual Premature U.S Deaths
April 20, 2016
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Climate change can be expected to boost the number of annual premature U.S. deaths from heat waves in coming decades and to increase mental health problems from extreme weather like hurricanes and floods, a U.S.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Eliminates Two-Midnight Rule’s Inpatient Payment Cuts: Report
April 19, 2016
Medicare will stop imposing an inpatient payment cut to hospitals under the "two-midnight rule," according to a report in Modern Healthcare.
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SHM Welcomes Member No. 15,000
April 19, 2016
As part of the Society of Hospital Medicine’s “Year of the Hospitalist” celebration of the 20th anniversary of the hospital medicine specialty, SHM recently welcomed its 15,000th member, Marilyn Glauber, MD, a hospitalist at St.
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New SHM Members – May 2016
April 19, 2016
N. Abel, MD, Alabama A. Aboutalib, California A. Afzal, MD, FACP, California J. Allison, California K. Anand, MD, California K. Andruchow, APN, California A. Anter, DO, California M. Aresery, MD, California L. Atkins, MD, California N. Bassi, MD, PhD, California H.
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Virtual MDs are No Match for the Real Thing When it Comes to Urgent Medical Problems
April 19, 2016
(Reuters Health) - When it comes to urgent medical problems like ankle injuries or suspected strep, virtual MDs may be no match for the real thing, a new U.S.
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New Model May Predict Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Orthopedic Patients
April 18, 2016
Clinical question: What is the risk of acute kidney injury after orthopedic surgery, and does it impact mortality? Background: Current studies show that acute kidney injury is associated with increased long-term mortality, future development of chronic kidney disease, and increased healthcare cos
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Treating Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Can Be Dangerous
April 18, 2016
Clinical question: Does treating asymptomatic bacteriuria (AB) cause harm in women? Background: In women with recurrent UTIs, AB is often treated, increasing the risk of multi-drug-resistant bacteria.
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Edoxban has Advantages over Warfarin for Patients with Venous Thromboembolism
April 18, 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Edoxaban (Savaysa, Daiichi-Sankyo) shows advantages over warfarin in long-term treatment of patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a post-hoc analysis of multinational trial data. As Dr.
