Humana recently distributed $76.8 million in quality awards to approximately 4,700 physician practices through Humana's Provider Quality Reward programs. During this December 10th webinar, Chip Howard, Humana's vice president of payment innovation in the provider development center of excellence, shares details on these value-based programs. Click here to register or for more details.

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2. 2014 Healthcare Benchmarks: Reducing Avoidable ER Visits
   
   
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7. Chronic Care Management Medicare Reimbursement: New Revenue Opportunities for Care Coordination
   
   
8. Hospice Care Lowers Healthcare Utilization, Costs
   
   
9. Case Management for Advanced Illness: Best Practices in End-of-Life Care
   
   
10. New Chart: Healthcare Industry Strategies in 2015
    
    
11. Programming EHRs to Default to Generics May Cut Drug Costs, Unnecessary Healthcare Spending
    
    
12. Beyond the EMR: Mining Population Health Analytics to Elevate Accountable Care
    
    
13. Case Management Focus on Care Transitions Helps to Halve 30-Day Medicare Rehospitalizations
    
    
14. Humana Remote Monitoring Tools Assess Frail Elderly with Functional Limitations
    
    

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