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The Safe Discharge Checklist: A Standardized Discharge Planning Curriculum for Medicine Trainees

Objectives: Hospital discharge is a challenging time for residents, requiring the completion of many tasks to ensure safe transitions for patients. Despite recognition of the importance of hospital discharge planning, formal curricula are lacking. We sought to improve medicine residents’ comfort and skills with discharge planning and enhance the quality…

Posted in: and evaluation 2 graduate medical education 28 hospital discharge 3 hospital medicine 15 systems-based practice 2

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Will the “Fixes” Fall Flat? Prospects for Quality Measures and Payment Incentives to Control Healthcare Spending

Payment systems in the US healthcare system have rewarded physicians for services and attempted to control healthcare spending, with rewards and penalties based upon projected goals for future spending. The incorporation of quality goals and alternatives to fee-for-service was introduced to replace the previous system of rewards and penalties. We…

Posted in: access 5 and evaluation 2 health policy 3 healthcare costs 2 healthcare quality 2 Healthcare Reform 2
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