Meeting
Abstract Number: 54
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: Health care policy is currently under scrutiny due to health care reform, yet in our experience the majority of house staff have insufficient opportunity to learn about the environment they will soon be practicing medicine in. The ACGME attempts to address this through the Systems-based practice competency, but further guidance is lacking. Purpose: Our […]
Abstract Number: 95
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has recently enabled millions of U.S. adults to acquire healthcare coverage. The differential shift in payer mix in Medicaid-expansion versus non-expansion states after ACA implementation may be relevant to hospitals beyond reimbursement. Medicaid has historically been associated with longer hospitalizations and higher mortality in diverse patient populations, more so […]