Meeting
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Although point-of-care ultrasound can improve patient care and reduce unnecessary downstream costs, few economic models exist on hospitalist use and whether remuneration for imaging could offset equipment costs. As the heart and lungs are commonly examined during admission, we observed the frequency of use and projected fiscal outcomes of point-of-care cardiac ultrasound by an […]
Oral Presentations
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Although point-of-care ultrasound can improve patient care and reduce unnecessary downstream costs, few economic models exist on hospitalist use and whether remuneration for imaging could offset equipment costs. As the heart and lungs are commonly examined during admission, we observed the frequency of use and projected fiscal outcomes of point-of-care cardiac ultrasound by an […]
Abstract Number: 310
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Guiding health care delivery towards patient-centered value can be accelerated by reforming physician reimbursement. Recent legislation including the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) and the Affordable Care Act have created frameworks for value-based health care payments. By the end of 2018, the United States Department of Health and Human Services aims to have […]
Abstract Number: 370
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: By 2022 health care spending is expected to climb to 19.9% of the US GDP and is forecasted to continue rising with no end in sight[1]. The patient (or consumer) is completely detached from the reimbursement system and thus unaware of the distribution of health care dollars. The purpose of this study is to […]