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By the numbers – 0.5%
November 4, 2011
The reduction President Obama has proposed to a formula used by the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), created last year by the Affordable Care Act to cut Medicare costs without affecting quality. The formula IPAB currently uses as a baseline for growth estimates is GDP per capita, plus 1%.
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Policy Corner
November 2, 2011
Coming soon to a hospital near you (maybe): Bundling
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Politics of Medicare Cuts
November 2, 2011
Deficit reduction faces an uphill battle in polarized political landscape
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Exam Guidelines
November 2, 2011
Clinical judgment, medical necessity key to claim submissions
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The Earlier, the Better
October 1, 2011
Aggressive bed management increases capacity and revenue-generating opportunities without added costs
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Policy Corner
October 1, 2011
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Countdown Begins; SHM Toolkit Launched
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Small-Town Tonic
October 1, 2011
Recruiting and retaining hospitalists could be a balm for rural healthcare’s woes
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HM@15 – Are You Living Up to High Expectations of Efficiency?
September 2, 2011
Length-of-stay reductions are clear, but direct cost savings are tough to pin down
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Exchange Anxiety
September 2, 2011
Patient groups, small businesses cheer HHS plan, but cost worries remain
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Conglomerate HM?
September 1, 2011
As hospitalist model surges, more private hospitalist providers grow ever bigger