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April 21, 2017
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HealthIT Analytics | April 3, 2017
 
Healthcare providers who want to wade into the value- based care ecosystem are well aware that they must overcome a number of technical and organizational hurdles before they can reap the rewards of joining an accountable care organization (ACO) or taking on a pay-for-performance contract with a payer... READ MORE 
 


MedPage Today | April 19, 2017         

In 2015, after decades of gridlock about how best to control Medicare's rising costs, Congress passed the widely praised Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The new law, which has bipartisan support, calls for a shift in how Medicare funds medical services from traditional "fee-for-service" to so-called "value-based reimbursement" that incentivizes high-quality, cost-efficient care.. . READ MORE 
 


FierceHealthcare | April 20, 2017          

In order for value-based payment models to live up to their hype, they must generate more consistent benefits than they have so far, argue Jessica Farmer and Michael Hochman, M.D., of the Keck School of Medicine. Writing in MedPage Today, the authors cited "lackluster" data backing up the benefits of value-based reimbursement plans to date as a need for policymakers to focus their efforts on identifying and developing the traits that make successful programs work. ..READ MORE 
 



HealthData Management | April 17, 2017   
 
Over the past several years, I've helped dozens of health systems optimize their EHRs to be able to better manage clinical and financial risk in their ACOs. In the process, I've observed that many system executives don't fully understand the risk-adjustment concepts that determine value-based payment under MSSP (or other Medicare programs). Often, their ACO strategies suffer-or completely stall-as a result.. .READ MORE     
 


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