Health Policy Special Articles Readmission, Observation, and the - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NEJM Article Formats for Health Policy Special Articles Readmission, Observation, and the hospital readmission reduction program (Zuckerman et al) Health Policy Reports Future of long-term care and the expanding role of Medicaid managed care (Iglehart) Health Law, Ethics, and Human Rights The elusive right to health care under U.S. law (Ruger et al) Perspective When new Medicare payment systems collide (Mechanic) Research Letters State Medicaid expansion and change in hospital volume according to payer (Hempstead et al)

Priorities for NEJM • Relevance to health care delivery, clinical practice, or current health policy discussions • Topics of interest to our general audience (mostly physicians) • Data robustly support conclusions; highly likely to be correct • Accessibility to our readers (explain relevance to readers not in field; avoid jargon) • Articles that look like articles with publish…

NEJM Catalyst • New online publication, plus quarterly events – Launched Dec 2015 – Catalyst.NEJM.org • Audiences: health care executives, clinical leaders, and clinicians 3

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