Search results for "Health Care Costs"
Physicians identify many of their own admissions as preventable
Differences in risk assessment and training between ED and medicine were reported to be factors.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/07/qa-physicians-identify-many-of-their-own-admissions-as-preventable.htm
15 Jul 2018
Transitional care management yields benefit but is used rarely, study finds
An analysis of Medicare fee-for-service claims concluded that transitional care management is a promising delivery model innovation, while an editorial cautioned that payments may not be high enough to justify the extra work involved or may be targeted to the wrong place in the health care system.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/08/08/4.htm
8 Aug 2018
High costs among dual-eligible beneficiaries due mostly to long-term care
Among persistently high-cost patients covered by Medicare and Medicaid, 68.8% of spending was on long-term care and less than 1% was related to potentially preventable hospitalizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/10/03/4.htm
3 Oct 2018
A code for improving transitions of care
New Medicare code for transitional care management has seen low uptake but good patient outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/qa-code-for-improving-transitions-of-care.htm
15 Nov 2018
Risk adjustment, costs of care
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2019
CODING CORNER May 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 Diagnosis-related ...
In 1983, Medicare adopted the DRG methodology (now known as CMS-DRGs) for hospital inpatient care reimbursement, with the intention of curbing skyrocketing health care costs. ... In 2007, CMS adopted Medicare Severity DRGs (MS-DRGs) to better differentiate patients’ severity of illness and associated costs of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/acph-201905-coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs_t1.pdf
27 Apr 2019
Don't get psyched out!
An internist and psychiatrist offers tips on separating somatization from deception.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/dont-get-psyched-out.htm
15 May 2019
The ABCs of DRGs
Learn about the history and significance of diagnosis-related groups (DRGs).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs.htm
15 May 2019
Thrombectomy after stroke reduced length of stay, increased chance of living at home
A new analysis of a prior trial found that endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke reduced length of hospital stay by a median of 2.6 days, a 29% reduction compared to medical therapy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/07/17/4.htm
17 Jul 2019
Facing tough decisions
This month, we look at SNF vs. home care after hospitalization, care for migrants, and physician suicide prevention, among other issues.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/letter-from-the-editor.htm
15 Sep 2019