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Hospital Medicine & Healthcare Reform

Watch an interview with Eric Siegal, MD, SFHM, chair of SHM's Public Policy Committee,
on the recently passed healthcare reform law and the role hospitalists will play. Dr. Siegal addresses changes that need to be made to the healthcare delivery system in order to improve care, and how the relationship between hospitalists and patients are changing.

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Secretary Sebelius Submits Letter to Members of Congress on Implementation of Health Care Reform Law
Letter outlines key features recently launched to assist in reform implementation.

CMS Releases Summary of Provisions in the Affordable Care Act of 2010
MLN Matters Article #SE1023 summarizes certain provisions contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The ACA, signed into law on March 23, 2010, includes a number of provisions designed to help physicians.

Implementing Accountable Care Organizations
May 2010 Policy Brief from the Berkeley Center on Health, Economic & Family Security focuses on ACOs – an "umbrella" concept that links an organizational structure with a payment and performance measurement approach that ensures accountability.

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Upcoming Events

CMS Listening Session on Availability of Medicare Data for Performance Measurement
Monday, September 20, 2010
9:00 – 1:00 PM ET

Pathways to success: What physicians need to know about the coming revolution in payment practices
Hosted by the AMA
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
10:00 – 3:00 PM ET
Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York

Kaiser Health News
Coverage of health policy issues and developments at the federal and state levels.

AMA's Health System Reform Insight
What health system reform legislation means to you and your patients.

HealthReform.Gov
The official US Government website managed by the US Department of Health & Human Services.

August 2010 Washington Update
Main points discussed in this report include:

Obama Administration Cites Medicare Savings from Affordable Care Act
CMS Announces FY 2011 Policy and Payment Changes for Hospitals
CMS Publishes Rules for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program
CMS Schedules Listening Session on Physician Value-Based Purchasing

View the August Washington Update

Legislative Action Center
The Legislative Action Center allows you to use the power of the Internet to contact your elected officials. Click here for more information

Recent Letters to Congress & Regulatory Agencies

SHM Signs-on Letter in Support of Funding for Health Care Quality Measure Development

SHM Comments on Key Provisions of House and Senate Reform Bills

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