AMGA: Link Spending, Quality Performance for True Value-Based Care02 Feb 2018
In response to a Request for Information from the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, AMGA recently called on CMS... Continue Reading
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Blockchain: A Cure For What Ails Health Care Payments?02 Feb 2018
Health care has no easy fixes when it comes to payments. Or data management. And for a sector that is... Continue Reading
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How to Incorporate Family Caregivers in Chronic Care Management02 Feb 2018
During chronic care management and other health episodes, the role of the family caregiver is increasingly recognized and incorporated into... Continue Reading
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How to Build a Foundation for Telehealth Success19 Jan 2018
Digital health, and telehealth in particular, is a complex yet rapidly evolving landscape. Provider adoption of telehealth, for instance, continues... Continue Reading
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Healthcare’s Biggest Data and Analytics Challenges in 201819 Jan 2018
Just as 2018 sows promise for the more widespread use of big data and analytics in healthcare, the year also... Continue Reading
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The 4 Pop Health Lessons of 201719 Jan 2018
Population health is either a vague concept or a concrete goal, depending on who is speaking about it. Although healthcare... Continue Reading
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Physicians, payers collaborate on prior-authorization relief19 Jan 2018
In the past, Jack Resneck Jr., MD, expected to fill out an occasional prior-authorization (PA) request if he ordered a... Continue Reading
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Care Coordination, Community Health Workers Reduce ED Costs, Use19 Jan 2018
Average direct emergency department costs dropped 15 percent for frequent emergency department users after Brigham and Women’s hospital implemented a... Continue Reading
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Supporting Patient Treatment Decisions with Compare Websites19 Jan 2018
Michigan patients can now view quality care and outcomes data on a single website to help inform patient treatment decisions... Continue Reading
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Brigham and Women’s reduces ED costs by 15% through care coordination program19 Jan 2018
Emergency department-based care coordination can help hospitals reduce ED use, hospitalizations and costs for frequent ED users, according to a... Continue Reading
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Value-based care: cutting costs, not quality19 Jan 2018
Traditionally, doctors and hospitals get paid more when they do more patient procedures. But this quantity-based health care model has... Continue Reading
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Patient Engagement Technology Useful for Medicaid Innovation19 Jan 2018
Patient engagement technology and other smart technologies can help enhance state Medicaid programs, according to a recent report from Deloitte.... Continue Reading
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