Patient EngagementHIT | August 21, 2017
In some hospitals, patients can walk in to see a harpist playing in the lobby. Other hospitals let patients have the Sunday paper delivered right to their bedside. Although seemingly luxurious, these amenities have actually sparked a debate in the healthcare industry - should hospitals use these tactics to support patient satisfaction, or should quality care drive a quality patient experience?...
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"Mind the gap." This phrase surfaced in the late 1960s to warn London Underground passengers of potential harm from falling into the gap between train door and station platform when entering and exiting a train. It has been used in health care in reference to the shift in focus from volume to value-perhaps because it is such an apt metaphor for expressing the need for providers to approach this transition with care...
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ng Events
FREE WEBINAR: On Demand Virtual Delivery of Care: Individualized, Personalized, & Engaged
August 29, 2017 -- 2:00pm EST
October 2-3 | Chicago, IL
NAACOs Fall 2017 Conference
October 4-6 | Washington, D.C.
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FLAACOs 2017 Conference
October 19-20, 2017 | Orlando, FL
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Value-Based Health Care Congress
October 23-24, 2017 | Alexandria, VA
ACO Strategy Summit
October 23-24, 2017 | Alexandria, VA
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Value-Based Contracting Summit
October 23-24, 2017 | Alexandria, VA
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ACO & Emerging Healthcare Delivery Coalition
October 26-27, 2017 | Nashville, TN
Value-Based Care Summit
November 16-17, 2017 | Boston, MA
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Kaiser Health News | August 24, 2017
Doctors have complained about the current process under which patients are primarily assigned retroactively to accountable care organizations. That process will change next year. Also, some doctors are saying they may be left out of the transition to value-based care by new Medicare requirements. he CMS is making a more concerted effort to make sure doctors know which patients they're responsible for in Medicare accountable care organizations...
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Abhinav Shashank | August 23, 2017
I think it's clear that over the last few years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has been changing the way healthcare is being perceived and delivered in the U.S. From a system that worked on increasing revenue by increasing volume to a system that rewarded providers for improving quality of care, CMS has been instrumental in accelerating value-based care. However around a week ago, the future of value-based care stood at crossroads...
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ndor Spotlight
U.S. Advisors serves ACOs in managing and mitigating risk they already have due to missed financial benchmarks and reduce the negative impact of large medical catastrophic claims with Reinsurance reimbursement. They have been at the genesis of the ACO Industry since 2012 with Reinsurance solutions including Reinsurance Captives that make the ACO's profits tax-advantaged. Solutions extend to commercial and Medicare populations for greater savings and profit protection. They construct viable options around the CMS initiatives for maximum results and protection...
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