Crafting Fee-Shifting Policy

Leasing imaging facilities to referring physicians: fee shifting or fee splitting?

In the face of increasing costs and decreasing reimbursements, many physicians are working harder and making less money. Not all physicians are content working harder for less income. Physicians have chosen other avenues in order to enhance their income. Various ancillary services such as dexa scans and ultrasound studies are being done in physician offices rather than in hospitals. These metho...

Crafting, Crafting, Crafting - Extreme Programming in Classroom?

Extreme Programming (XP) shows several interesting approaches which are very attractive for education. It is centered around early and incremental creation of working software. In the following, the chances XP offers for class are shown – especially for use in a class project, but also for practical phases in all lessons where programming is useful. Finally several common problems which can occ...

The shifting boundaries of alcohol policy.

Payment Policy : Does Cost Shifting Matter ?

We examine cost shifting within the context of Medicare payment policy. We briefly review economic theory and available data and discuss the importance of cost shifting for policy. Then we present four central findings on cost shifting based on the views of former high-level policymakers. First, Medicare’s early (pre-prospective) payment policy was a boon to hospitals. Second, Medicare payment ...

Medicare payment policy: does cost shifting matter?

We examine cost shifting within the context of Medicare payment policy. We briefly review economic theory and available data and discuss the importance of cost shifting for policy. Then we present four central findings on cost shifting based on the views of former high-level policymakers. First, Medicare's early (pre-prospective) payment policy was a boon to hospitals. Second, Medicare payment ...