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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: January 1, 2013
The Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act of 2012 would replace the sustainable growth rate formula with a cost-effective model designed to pro...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: December 2, 2012
Physicians encouraged to consider impact of diagnostic and treatment decisions to help cut costs
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: November 1, 2012
Patient-centered quality reporting aims to refine performance measures for healthcare providers
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: October 1, 2012
Although patients' happiness is hard to gauge, 30% of the federal program's financial incentive is based upon how well hospitals score on patient s...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: August 28, 2012
Despite CMS praise, clinicians are wary of health IT shortcomings
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: July 31, 2012
CMS is marching toward a value-based payment modifier program that will adjust physician reimbursement based on the relative quality and efficiency...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: July 2, 2012
HM appears well-positioned to benefit from changes brought about under the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s residency p...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: May 25, 2012
Nationwide push is helping comparative-effectiveness research gain traction—and funding.
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: March 31, 2012
The goal is to reduce preventable hospital-acquired conditions by 40% and decrease preventable complications during transitions of care to reduce h...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: February 29, 2012
The Massachusetts experience represents a microcosm of what might be expected on a national scale with the Affordable Care Act: success in covering...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: February 29, 2012
A surprising lesson from Massachusetts is that expanding health insurance coverage does not automatically improve access to healthcare services. He...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: January 26, 2012
The Independent Payment Advisory Board will have the authority to cut Medicare provider spending to keep it below a cap, with unprecedented autonom...
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: December 21, 2011
2012 forecast: More coordinated, more accountable, more efficient care
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: December 8, 2010
In demand, hospitalist leaders need management training to ascend administrative ladder
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- Author:
- Christopher Guadagnino, PhD
Publish date: April 1, 2010
Scrupulous documentation can help HM minimize Medicare audits
