Public Policy
News
AMA, hospital group sue federal government over surprise billing law
The rule’s approach to surprise billing would “all but ensure that hospitals, physicians, and other providers will routinely be undercompensated...
News
New CMS rule challenges hospitals, but not vendors, to make EHRs safer
When hospitals and health care systems start to assess their systems, many will be surprised at what they are not doing or not doing right, one...
News
Biden vaccine mandate rule could be ready within weeks
Companies that refuse to follow the standard could be fined $13,600 per violation.
News
Supreme Court upholds Affordable Care Act
The court voted 7-2 to block the GOP-led suit saying the plaintiffs did not have the right to bring the case.
Practice Management
Visa worries intensify pandemic stress for immigrant hospitalist moms
Immigrant hospitalists go through years of expensive training with extensive background checks, yet they’re classified as second preference (EB-2...
Quality
Hospital admissions of nursing home patients declined after ACA quality initiatives
Following the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), how have hospital transfer rates from nursing homes for patients with advanced...
SHM Converge
Clinician well-being a top priority, Surgeon General says
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said he’ll push for scientists to be heard in an unpoliticized way.
Public Policy
Making a difference
For hospitalists who are interested in advocacy, there are many ways to get involved.
Public Policy
Longitudinal associations between income changes and incident CVD
Is there an association between income change and cardiovascular disease (CVD)?
Practice Management
Senate confirms Murthy as Surgeon General
He is not new to this role.