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While U.S. heart failure readmissions fall, deaths rise
- Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD
September 20, 2017
DALLAS – CMS’s penalties for heart failure outcomes may have unintentionally pushed hospitals toward “gaming the system.”
News
Hospital readmissions penalties now in 5th year
- Larry Beresford
September 19, 2017
Critics have questioned whether hospitals should be held accountable for readmissions, whether 30 days is the correct time frame for that accountability, and whether some hospitals might be taking the penalty hit rather than investing in care transitions.
News
More studies show Medicaid expansion has benefited hospitals
- Kelly April Tyrrell
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.
News
How hospitalists can help reduce readmissions
- Karen Appold
September 7, 2017
Multiple strategies exist that have either been proven to reduce hospital readmissions or show promise in doing so.
Opinion
Hospital value-based purchasing is largely ineffective
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- Win Whitcomb, MD
September 7, 2017
Complicated pay-for-performance programs divert limited available resources away from meaningful improvement activities in order to comply with onerous reporting requirements.
Opinion
The impact of Election 2016
- MHM;
- Ron Greeno, MD, FCCP
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.
Opinion
Hospitalists and cost control in the U.S. health care system
- Olugbenga Arole, MD, FHM, FACP
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.
Article
SHM group membership strengthens teams, builds leaders at iNDIGO
- Brett Radler
May 30, 2017
James W. Levy, PA-C, SFHM, managing partner at iNDIGO Health Partners, discusses the benefits that SHM’s group membership has brought to the iNDIGO hospital medicine team.
News
Grassroots policymaking demands that hospitalists team up
- Richard Quinn
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.
News
Making sense of MACRA: MIPS and Advanced APMs
- Kelly April Tyrrell
May 24, 2017
A guide for hospitalists preparing for MACRA’s Quality Payment Program