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Trump administration to focus on ACA reform, tort reform
- Alicia Gallegos;
- Gregory Twachtman
December 13, 2016
Look for three things from the Trump administration: significant changes to the Affordable Care Act, few changes to MACRA’s Quality Payment Program, and a conservative swing in the courts.
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Opinion
Thinking Outside the DRG Box
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
December 10, 2016
Alternative payment models reward post-acute-care value over in-hospital savings
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HM 2016: A Year in Review
December 7, 2016
The top 10 events that impacted the specialty this year
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Hospitalists Stretched as their Responsibilities Broaden
November 23, 2016
A continued broadening of responsibilities continues to stretch even the most well-trained hospitalists
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Brian Harte, MD, SFHM, Discusses Path from Hospitalist to Transformational Healthcare Leader
November 17, 2016
Dr. Harte talks about SHM’s impact on his career and how he sees hospitalists’ roles growing in an evolving health system
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News
Heart failure readmission metric not linked to care quality
November 15, 2016
A new analysis suggests that metrics used by CMS to determine penalties for heart failure hospital readmissions are not associated with quality of care or overall clinical outcomes.
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Moises Auron, MD, SFHM, leverages his SHM membership to engage students in hospital medicine
November 15, 2016
The Hospitalist spotlights Moises Auron, MD, SFHM, a dual internal medicine/pediatrics hospitalist at the Cleveland Clinic
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New Standard Announced for Antimicrobial Stewardship
October 13, 2016
The Joint Commission recently announced a new Medication Management (MM) standard for hospitals, critical-access hospitals, and nursing care centers.
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News
Patients’ Out-of-Pocket Spending Increasing
October 7, 2016
How much are insured nonelderly adult patients paying out of pocket for inpatient care, and does that amount vary over time or by patient characteristics, region, or type of insurance?
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Observation Status Utilization by Hospitalist Groups Is Increasing
- G. Randy Smith Jr., MD, MS, FRCP(Edin), SFHM
September 28, 2016
According to SHM’s 2016 State of Hospital Medicine Report, observation discharges accounted for 21.2% of all discharges, an increase from 16.1% in 2014