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Westergaard S, Bowden K, Astik GJ, Bowling G, Keniston A, Linker A, Sakumoto M, Schwatka N, Auerbach A, Burden M. Impact of billing reforms on academic hospitalist physician and advanced practice provider collaboration: A qualitative study. J Hosp Med 2024; 19:486-494. [PMID: 38598752 DOI: 10.1002/jhm.13356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Medicare previously announced plans for new billing reforms for inpatient visits that are shared by physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) whereby the clinician spending the most time on the patient visit would bill for the visit. OBJECTIVE To understand how inpatient hospital medicine teams utilize APPs in patient care and how the proposed billing policies might impact future APP utilization. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS We conducted focus groups with hospitalist physicians, APPs, and other leaders from 21 academic hospitals across the United States. Utilizing rapid qualitative methods, focus groups were analyzed using a mixed inductive and deductive method at the semantic level with templated summaries and matrix analysis. Thirty-three individuals (physicians [n = 21], APPs [n = 10], practice manager [n = 1], and patient representative [n = 1]) participated in six focus groups. RESULTS Four themes emerged from the analysis of the focus groups, including: (1) staffing models with APPs are rapidly evolving, (2) these changes were felt to be driven by staffing shortages, financial models, and governance with minimal consideration to teamwork and relationships, (3) time-based billing was perceived to value tasks over cognitive workload, and (4) that the proposed billing changes may create unintended consequences impacting collaboration and professional satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS Physician and APP collaborative care models are increasingly evolving to independent visits often driven by workloads, financial drivers, and local regulations such as medical staff rules and hospital bylaws. Understanding which staffing models produce optimal patient, clinician, and organizational outcomes should inform billing policies rather than the reverse.
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- Sara Westergaard
- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Health, Work & Environment, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Burke LG, Burke RC, Orav EJ, Bryan AF, Friend TH, Richardson DA, Jha AK, Tsai TC. Trends in performance of hospital outpatient procedures and associated 30-day costs among Medicare beneficiaries from 2011 to 2018. HEALTHCARE (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 11:100718. [PMID: 37913606 DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2023.100718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 08/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND United States healthcare has increasingly transitioned to outpatient care delivery. The degree to which Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) have been able to shift surgical procedures from inpatient to outpatient settings despite higher patient complexity is unknown. METHODS This observational study used a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older undergoing eight elective procedures from 2011 to 2018 to model trends in procedure site (hospital outpatient vs. inpatient) and 30-day standardized Medicare costs, overall and by hospital teaching status. RESULTS Of the 1,222,845 procedures, 15.9% occurred at AMCs. There was a 2.42% per-year adjusted increase (95% CI 2.39%-2.45%; p < .001) in proportion of outpatient hospital procedures, from 68.9% in 2011 to 85.4% in 2018. Adjusted 30-day standardized costs declined from $18,122 to $14,353, (-$560/year, 95% CI -$573 to -$547; p < .001). Patients at AMCs had more chronic conditions and higher predicted annual mortality. AMCs had a lower proportion of outpatient procedures in all years compared to non-AMCs, a difference that was statistically significant but small in magnitude. AMCs had higher costs compared to non-AMCs and a lesser decline over time (p < .001 for the interaction). AMCs and non-AMCs saw a similar decline in 30-day mortality. CONCLUSIONS There has been a substantial shift toward outpatient procedures among Medicare beneficiaries with a decrease in total 30-day Medicare spending as well as 30-day mortality. Despite a higher complexity population, AMCs shifted procedures to the outpatient hospital setting at a similar rate as non-AMCs. IMPLICATIONS The trend toward outpatient procedural care and lower spending has been observed broadly across AMCs and non-AMCs, suggesting that Medicare beneficiaries have benefited from more efficient delivery of procedural care across academic and community hospitals.
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- Laura G Burke
- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; The Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; The Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA.
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- The Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; The Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Brown University School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; The Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, USA
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Patel V, Keniston A, McBeth L, Arogyaswamy S, Callister C, Dayton K, Mistry N, Mann S, Burden M. Impact of Clinical Demands on the Educational Mission in Hospital Medicine at 17 Academic Medical Centers : A Qualitative Analysis. Ann Intern Med 2023; 176:1526-1535. [PMID: 37956429 DOI: 10.7326/m23-1497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Clinical growth is outpacing the growth of traditional educational opportunities at academic medical centers (AMCs). OBJECTIVE To understand the impact of clinical growth on the educational mission for academic hospitalists. DESIGN Qualitative study using semistructured interviews that were analyzed using a mixed inductive and deductive method at the semantic level. SETTING Large AMCs across the United States that experienced clinical growth in the past 5 years. PARTICIPANTS Division heads, section heads, and other hospital medicine (HM) leaders who oversaw and guided academic and clinical efforts of HM programs. MEASUREMENTS Themes and subthemes. RESULTS From September 2021 to January 2022, HM leaders from 17 AMCs participated in the interviews, and 3 key themes emerged. First, AMCs' disproportionate clinical growth highlighted the tension between clinical and educational missions. This included a mismatch in supply and demand for traditional teaching time, competing priorities, and clinical growth being seen as both an opportunity and a threat. Second, amid the shifting landscape of high clinical demands and evolving educational opportunities, hospitalists still strongly prefer traditional teaching. To address this mismatch, HM groups have had to alter recruitment strategies and create innovative solutions to help build academic careers. Third, participants noted a need to reimagine the role and identity of an academic hospitalist, emphasizing tailored career pathways and educational roles spanning well beyond traditional house staff teaching teams. LIMITATION The study focused on large AMCs. CONCLUSION Although HM groups have implemented many creative strategies to address clinical growth and keep education front and center, challenges remain, particularly heavy clinical workloads and a continued dilution of traditional teaching opportunities. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Society of Hospital Medicine Student Scholar Grant.
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- Vishruti Patel
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (V.P.)
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (A.K., L.M., C.C., K.D., N.M., S.M., M.B.)
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (A.K., L.M., C.C., K.D., N.M., S.M., M.B.)
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- California University of Science and Medicine School of Medicine, and Department of Psychiatry, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, California (S.A.)
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (A.K., L.M., C.C., K.D., N.M., S.M., M.B.)
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (A.K., L.M., C.C., K.D., N.M., S.M., M.B.)
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (A.K., L.M., C.C., K.D., N.M., S.M., M.B.)
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (A.K., L.M., C.C., K.D., N.M., S.M., M.B.)
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- Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado (A.K., L.M., C.C., K.D., N.M., S.M., M.B.)
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Olson J, Tucker J, Simi R, Wrucke S, Jordan CG. Building towards community-oriented policing: Forming an academic medical center partnership with local police. Prev Med Rep 2022; 30:102015. [PMID: 36237839 PMCID: PMC9551139 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.102015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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In the Spring of 2020, protective services for the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center (MRMC) Campus began a year-long transition process from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department to the Wauwatosa Police Department (WPD). This transition occurred during a time of focused local and national discourse regarding policing in diverse community settings. In response, the MRMC leadership formed the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee for the Transition of Protective Services (AATOPS). Over the course of six months, AATOPS members conducted site visits, developed a training manual, and divided into subcommittees to establish recommendations and key performance indicators in four primary areas: 1) Diversity and Inclusion of the WPD; 2) Psychological Evaluation of WPD Officers; 3) Use and De-Escalation of Force within the WPD; and 4) Communicating the Imminent Transition of Protective Services to MRMC organization employees, faculty, students, trainees, and patients. In this paper, we detail the process of organizing an accountable and collaborative approach to police and medical and academic campus relationships. At the end of the transition period, both the WPD and MRMC expressed commitment to a continued partnership to ensure the safety and security of all on the MRMC campus.
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- Jessica Olson
- Institute for Health & Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States,Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States,Corresponding author at: Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States.
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- Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Wauwatosa Police Department, Wauwatosa, WI, United States
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- Institute for Health & Equity, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States,Office of Diversity & Inclusion, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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O'Donnell WJ. Reducing Administrative Harm in Medicine - Clinicians and Administrators Together. N Engl J Med 2022; 386:2429-2432. [PMID: 35731659 DOI: 10.1056/nejmms2202174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Walter J O'Donnell
- From the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Harvard Medical School - both in Boston
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Gonzalo JD, Dekhtyar M, Caverzagie KJ, Grant BK, Herrine SK, Nussbaum AM, Tad‐y D, White E, Wolpaw DR. The triple helix of clinical, research, and education missions in academic health centers: A qualitative study of diverse stakeholder perspectives. Learn Health Syst 2021; 5:e10250. [PMID: 34667874 PMCID: PMC8512738 DOI: 10.1002/lrh2.10250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Academic health centers are poised to improve health through their clinical, education, and research missions. However, these missions often operate in silos. The authors explored stakeholder perspectives at diverse institutions to understand challenges and identify alignment strategies. METHODS Authors used an exploratory qualitative design and thematic analysis approach with data obtained from electronic surveys sent to participants at five U.S. academic health centers (2017-18), with four different types of medical school/health system partnerships. Participants included educators, researchers, system leaders, administrators, clinical providers, resident/fellow physicians, and students. Investigators coded data using constant comparative analysis, met regularly to reconcile uncertainties, and collapsed/combined categories. RESULTS Of 175 participants invited, 113 completed the survey (65%). Three results categories were identified. First, five higher-order themes emerged related to aligning missions, including (a) shared vision and strategies, (b) alignment of strategy with community needs, (c) tension of economic drivers, (d) coproduction of knowledge, and (e) unifying set of concepts spanning all missions. Second, strategies for each mission were identified, including education (new competencies, instructional methods, recruitment), research (shifting agenda, developing partnerships, operations), and clinical operations (delivery models, focus on patient factors/needs, value-based care, well-being). Lastly, strategies for integrating each dyadic mission pair, including research-education, clinical operations education, and research-clinical operations, were identified. CONCLUSIONS Academic health centers are at a crossroads in regard to identity and alignment across the tripartite missions. The study's results provide pragmatic strategies to advance the tripartite missions and lead necessary change for improved patient health.
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- Jed D. Gonzalo
- Department of MedicinePennsylvania State University College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Medical Education Outcomes, American Medical AssociationChicagoIllinoisUSA
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- Office of Health Professions Education and Division of General Medicine‐AcademicUniversity of Nebraska College of MedicineOmahaNebraskaUSA
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- Office of Health Professions Education and Division of General Medicine‐AcademicUniversity of Nebraska College of MedicineOmahaNebraskaUSA
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- Department of MedicineSidney Kimmel Medical CollegePhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Medicine‐Hospital MedicineUniversity of Colorado School of MedicineAuroraColoradoUSA
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- Chair of the Undergraduate Medical Education DepartmentA.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in ArizonaMesaArizonaUSA
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- Department of MedicinePennsylvania State University College of MedicineHersheyPennsylvaniaUSA
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Balser J, Ryu J, Hood M, Kaplan G, Perlin J, Siegel B. Care Systems COVID-19 Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned and Compelling Needs. NAM Perspect 2021; 2021:202104d. [PMID: 34532691 PMCID: PMC8406513 DOI: 10.31478/202104d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Sloan FA. Quality and Cost of Care by Hospital Teaching Status: What Are the Differences? Milbank Q 2021; 99:273-327. [PMID: 33751662 DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Policy Points In two respects, quality of care tends to be higher at major teaching hospitals: process of care and long-term survival of cancer patients following initial diagnosis. There is also evidence that short-term (30-day) mortality is lower on average at such hospitals, although the quality of evidence is somewhat lower. Quality of care is mulitdimensional. Empirical evidence by teaching status on dimensions other than survival is mixed. Higher Medicare payments for care provided by major teaching hospitals are partially offset by lower payments to nonhospital providers. Nevertheless, the payment differences between major teaching and nonteaching hospitals for hospital stays, especially for complex cases, potentially increase prices other insurers pay for hospital care. CONTEXT The relative performance of teaching hospitals has been discussed for decades. For private and public insurers with provider networks, an issue is whether having a major teaching hospital in the network is a "must." For traditional fee-for-service Medicare, there is an issue of adequacy of payment of hospitals with various attributes, including graduate medical education (GME) provision. Much empirical evidence on relative quality and cost has been published. This paper aims to (1) evaluate empirical evidence on relative quality and cost of teaching hospitals and (2) assess what the findings indicate for public and private insurer policy. METHODS Complementary approaches were used to select studies for review. (1) Relevant studies highly cited in Web of Science were selected. (2) This search led to studies cited by these studies as well as studies that cited these studies. (3) Several literature reviews were helpful in locating pertinent studies. Some policy-oriented papers were found in Google under topics to which the policy applied. (4) Several papers were added based on suggestions of reviewers. FINDINGS Quality of care as measured in process of care studies and in longitudinal studies of long-term survival of cancer patients tends to be higher at major teaching hospitals. Evidence on survival at 30 days post admission for common conditions and procedures also tends to favor such hospitals. Findings on other dimensions of relative quality are mixed. Hospitals with a substantial commitment to graduate medical education, major teaching hospitals, are about 10% to 20% more costly than nonteaching hospitals. Private insurers pay a differential to major teaching hospitals at this range's lower end. Inclusive of subsidies, Medicare pays major teaching hospitals substantially more than 20% extra, especially for complex surgical procedures. CONCLUSIONS Based on the evidence on quality, there is reason for patients to be willing to pay more for inclusion of major teaching hospitals in private insurer networks at least for some services. Medicare payment for GME has long been a controversial policy issue. The actual indirect cost of GME is likely to be far less than the amount Medicare is currently paying hospitals.
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Colenda CC, Applegate WB, Reifler BV, Blazer DG. COVID-19: Financial Stress Test for Academic Medical Centers. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2020; 95:1143-1145. [PMID: 32287082 PMCID: PMC7179061 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having profound effects on the lives and well-being of the world's population. All levels of the nation's public health and health care delivery systems are rapidly adjusting to secure the health infrastructure to manage the pandemic in the United States. As the nation's safety net health care systems, academic medical centers (AMCs) are vital clinical and academic resources in managing the pandemic. COVID-19 may also risk the financial underpinnings of AMCs because their cost structures are high, and they may have incurred large amounts of debt over the last decade as they expanded their clinical operations and facilities. This Invited Commentary reviews existing data on AMC debt levels; summarizes relief provided in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; and suggests policy options to help mitigate risk.
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- Christopher C. Colenda
- C.C. Colenda is president emeritus, West Virginia University Health System, Morgantown, West Virginia, and dean emeritus, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Sciences, Bryan, Texas
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- W.B. Applegate is president and dean emeritus, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, and professor of medicine, geriatrics and gerontology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- B.V. Reifler is professor emeritus and former chair, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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- D.G. Blazer II is professor emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, and former dean of medical education, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Gaston B, Laguna TA, Noah TL, Hagood J, Voynow J, Ferkol T, Hershenson M, Boyne K, Delecaris A, Ross K, Gozal D, Celedón JC, Abman SH, Moore P, Davis S, Cornfield DN, Murphy T. A proposal for the addressing the needs of the pediatric pulmonary work force. Pediatr Pulmonol 2020; 55:1859-1867. [PMID: 32531116 PMCID: PMC7433343 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Unprecedented opportunities and daunting difficulties are anticipated in the future of pediatric pulmonary medicine. To address these issues and optimize pediatric pulmonary training, a group of faculty from various institutions met in 2019 and proposed specific, long-term solutions to the emerging problems in the field. Input on these ideas was then solicited more broadly from faculty with relevant expertise and from recent trainees. This proposal is a synthesis of these ideas. Pediatric pulmonology was among the first pediatric specialties to be grounded deliberately in science, requiring its fellows to demonstrate expertise in scientific inquiry (1). In the future, we will need more training in science, not less. Specifically, the scope of scientific inquiry will need to be broader. The proposal outlined below is designed to help optimize the practices of current providers and to prepare the next generation to be leaders in pediatric care in the future. We are optimistic that this can be accomplished. Our broad objectives are (a) to meet the pediatric subspecialty workforce demand by increasing interest and participation in pediatric pulmonary training; (b) to modernize training to ensure that future pediatric pulmonologists will be prepared clinically and scientifically for the future of the field; (c) to train pediatric pulmonologists who will add value in the future of pediatric healthcare, complemented by advanced practice providers and artificial intelligence systems that are well-informed to optimize quality healthcare delivery; and (d) to decrease the cost and improve the quality of care provided to children with respiratory diseases.
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- Benjamin Gaston
- Pediatric Pulmonology, Clinical Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children and Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine and UNC Children's Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine and UNC Children's Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Children's Hospital of Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine, Lurie Children's Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Pediatric Pulmonology, Clinical Pediatrics, Riley Hospital for Children and Wells Center for Pediatric Research, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Pulmonology, Allergy and Immunology, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Pediatric Pulmonology, Women and Children's Hospital, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
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- Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy, and Immunology, UPMC Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital of Colorado, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado
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- Pediatric Allergy, immunology and Pulmonary Medicine, Monroe Carell Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine and UNC Children's Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Xierali IM, Nivet MA. Tenure Trends in Academic Emergency Medicine Departments in U.S. Medical Schools. AEM EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2020; 4:202-211. [PMID: 32704589 PMCID: PMC7369477 DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objective was to assess the long-term trends in tenure status stratified by sex and underrepresented in medicine (URM) status among emergency medicine (EM) department faculty in U.S. medical schools. METHODS This study used the Association of American Medical Colleges Faculty Roster to study trends in tenure status of full-time faculty from 1989 to 2018. The numbers and proportions of faculty by tenure status were studied over the years and compared across sex and URM minority status. Two-independent-sample t-test and simple linear regression were used for statistical comparisons. RESULTS The number of EM faculty increased from 177 in 1989 to 5,237 in 2018, with the majority of increase in nontenured (from 120 to 4,485) rather than tenured (from 24 to 198) or tenure track (from 28 to 548) faculty. The proportions of tenure-line faculty increased briefly from 1989 (29.4%) to 1994 (32.5%) and decreased since to 14.2% in 2018. The decreases were greater among men (from 34.5% to 14.9%) or non-URM (from 32.7% to 14.1%) than women (from 24.8% to 13.1%) or URM (from 30.2% to 15.3%). Compared to other academic departments, EM departments had the second lowest proportion of tenure-line faculty in 2018. CONCLUSION Emergency medicine faculty size increased rapidly in the past 30 years, with the vast majority of growth in nontenured faculty, regardless of sex or URM status. This highlights the need to review career development and academic promotions for EM particularly among nontenured faculty.
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- Imam M. Xierali
- Department of Family and Community MedicineUT Southwestern Medical CenterDallasTXUSA
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- Department of Family and Community MedicineUT Southwestern Medical CenterDallasTXUSA
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DeWane ME, Mostow E, Grant-Kels JM. The corporatization of care in academic dermatology. Clin Dermatol 2020; 38:289-295. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Thomas D, Zachariah S, Baker D. Decentralize-Change-Recentralize Model of Drug Information Networks in Health Centers: Decentralized Drug Information Services. Innov Pharm 2020; 11:10.24926/iip.v11i1.3032. [PMID: 34017630 PMCID: PMC8132525 DOI: 10.24926/iip.v11i1.3032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Large health centers usually decentralize their services to small self-sufficient sub-centers of care delivery. These small centers are part of an extensive network of practitioners who are connected. The drug information services of independent clinical pharmacists in a health center could be fragmented. Drug information centers thus need to have a new definition of the mode of operation. While maintaining autonomy in information exchange, professionals are integrated to form a large community of practitioners. Technological advancements in communication and access to resources enable efficient collaborations to happen. Immersed in patient-centered collaborative practice environments, networks of professionals integrate drug information services. Drug information networks thus hold a similar philosophy of health centers to decentralize-change-centralize its services. Further research is required to measure the impact of this model of drug information services.
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- Dixon Thomas
- College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE
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- College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences,Washington State University, Spokane, USA
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Motaparthi K. Hot button topics: Corporate influence, diversity, and wellness in dermatology. Clin Dermatol 2020; 38:271-274. [PMID: 32563336 DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kiran Motaparthi
- Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
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- Brendan M Reilly
- From the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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Grecco GG, Andrew Chambers R. The Penrose Effect and its acceleration by the war on drugs: a crisis of untranslated neuroscience and untreated addiction and mental illness. Transl Psychiatry 2019; 9:320. [PMID: 31780638 PMCID: PMC6882902 DOI: 10.1038/s41398-019-0661-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
In 1939, British psychiatrist Lionel Penrose described an inverse relationship between mental health treatment infrastructure and criminal incarcerations. This relationship, later termed the 'Penrose Effect', has proven remarkably predictive of modern trends which have manifested as reciprocal components, referred to as 'deinstitutionalization' and 'mass incarceration'. In this review, we consider how a third dynamic-the criminalization of addiction via the 'War on Drugs', although unanticipated by Penrose, has likely amplified the Penrose Effect over the last 30 years, with devastating social, economic, and healthcare consequences. We discuss how synergy been the Penrose Effect and the War on Drugs has been mediated by, and reflects, a fundamental neurobiological connection between the brain diseases of mental illness and addiction. This neuroscience of dual diagnosis, also not anticipated by Penrose, is still not being adequately translated into improving clinical training, practice, or research, to treat patients across the mental illness-addictions comorbidity spectrum. This failure in translation, and the ongoing fragmentation and collapse of behavioral healthcare, has worsened the epidemic of untreated mental illness and addictions, while driving unsustainable government investment into mass incarceration and high-cost medical care that profits too exclusively on injuries and multi-organ diseases resulting from untreated addictions. Reversing the fragmentation and decline of behavioral healthcare with decisive action to co-integrate mental health and addiction training, care, and research-may be key to ending criminalization of mental illness and addiction, and refocusing the healthcare system on keeping the population healthy at the lowest possible cost.
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- Gregory G Grecco
- Medical Scientist Training Program, Indiana University of School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
- Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
- Laboratory for Translational Neuroscience of Dual Diagnosis & Development, IU Neuroscience Research Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Michael Nurok
- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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