JAMA Cardiology : Risk-Standardized Readmission Metric and Care Quality in Myocardial Infarction
Interview with James A. de Lemos, MD, and Ambarish Pandey, MD, authors of Association of US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hospital 30-Day Risk-Standardized Readmission Metric With Care Quality and Outcomes After Acute Myocardial Infarction: Findings From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry/Acute Coronary Treatment and Intervention Outcomes Network Registry–Get With the Guidelines (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - April 26, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Interview with J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, author of Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and Carrie H. Colla, PhD, author of Moving Forward With Accountable Care Organizations: Some Answers, More Questions (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 13, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Internal Medicine : Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Interview with J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, author of Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and Carrie H. Colla, PhD, author of Moving Forward With Accountable Care Organizations: Some Answers, More Questions (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 13, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Interview with J. Michael McWilliams, MD, PhD, author of Changes in Postacute Care in the Medicare Shared Savings Program, and Carrie H. Colla, PhD, author of Moving Forward With Accountable Care Organizations: Some Answers, More Questions (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - February 13, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Impact of Accountable Care Organizations on Screening Mammography (February 2017)
ARTICLE DISCUSSED: Impact of Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations at Screening Mammography: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Radiology 2017;282(2):437-442. (Source: Radiology Podcasts)
Source: Radiology Podcasts - January 19, 2017 Category: Radiology Authors: The Radiological Society of North America Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts

JAMA Internal Medicine : Outcomes of Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries Treated by Male vs Female Physicians
Interview with Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, author of Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Female Physicians, and Anna L. Parks, MD and Rita F. Redberg, MD, authors of Women in Medicine and Patient Outcomes (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - December 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Outcomes of Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries Treated by Male vs Female Physicians (JAMA Internal Medicine)
Interview with Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH, author of Comparison of Hospital Mortality and Readmission Rates for Medicare Patients Treated by Male vs Female Physicians, and Anna L. Parks, MD and Rita F. Redberg, MD, authors of Women in Medicine and Patient Outcomes (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - December 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Using Medicare Star Ratings to Select Hospitals
Medicare recently developed a star rating system to help consumers determine the quality of care delivered at various hospitals. This rating system was considered controversial by many. In this podcast we discuss the rating system with one of its critics, Karl Y. Bilimoria, MD, MS, and with Kate Goodrich, MD, the Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and Quality at Medicare. Article discussed in this episode: The New CMS Hospital Quality Star Ratings: The Stars Are Not Aligned (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 1, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Medicare at 50: The Lancet: July 30, 2015
Susan Jaffe discusses the introduction of Medicare 50 years ago with two US physicians who were in practice at the time. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - July 30, 2015 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts

Medicare and Medicaid at 50 Years
Interview with Drew Altman, PhD and William Frist, MD, authors of Medicare and Medicaid at 50 Years: Perspectives of Beneficiaries, Health Care Professionals and Institutions, and Policy Makers (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - July 28, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Donald M. Berwick Reflects on Medicare at 50
Medicare at 50: Reflections From Former CMS Administrator Donald M. Berwick, MD (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - July 28, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Medicare and Medicaid 50th Anniversary Theme Issue
Editor's Audio Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the July 28, 2015 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - July 28, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Mortality, Hospitalizations, and Expenditures for the Medicare Population
Interview with Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM, author of Mortality, Hospitalizations, and Expenditures for the Medicare Population Aged 65 Years or Older, 1999-2013 (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - July 28, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

July 2015: Effect of Public Reporting on MR Imaging Use
ARTICLES DISCUSSED: Effect of Public Reporting on MR Imaging Use for Low Back Pain. Radiology 2015;276(1):175-183. The Medicare Outpatient Imaging Efficiency Measure for Low Back Pain ("OP-8"). Radiology 2015;276(1):1-2. (Source: Radiology Podcasts)
Source: Radiology Podcasts - June 26, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: The Radiological Society of North America Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts