August 6, 2021
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After their first year of using the Alternative Payment Model (APM) Performance Pathway (APP) reporting method, participants in the Shared Savings program are spared further challenges as CMS delays the full transition to electronic clinical quality measures (eCQM) and MIPS clinical quality measures (MIPS CQM) and scales back some program requirements.
Managed Healthcare Executive | August 5, 2021

As Medicare Advantage continues to serve a proportionally higher-risk and more diverse enrollment population, a new report highlights innovative approaches to addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) for Medicare Advantage beneficiaries, while acknowledging barriers that remain. Social determinants of health are non-medical factors that account for up to 55% of an individual’s health outcomes, according to the World Health Organization.
In the world of health care, change is never-ending. Politics, government regulation, scientific advancement, technology, and the economics and financing of health care foster shifts to reshape how care is delivered and how much it costs. Many of these shifts are completely invisible to us as health care consumers. But they also drive what is happening to and around us, determining availability and affordability of physicians or other services.
Telling a complete patient story requires capturing the social determinants that influence overall health. Evidence suggests that focusing on “upstream” interventions outside of traditional clinical care—such as housing, neighborhood conditions, and increased socioeconomic status—can lead to overall improvements in health and reduce health disparities and inequities.
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UPCOMING WEBINARS:

Leveraging AI-Enabled Remote Patient Management for Preventative Care in the Fight Against Diabetes
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August 19, 2021 | 1 PM EST

Post-Acute Analytics – What’s in It for My ACO?
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August 31, 2021 | 1 PM EST


RECORDED WEBINARS:

Laboratory Diagnostics: An Overlooked Solution to Reduce ACO Member Cost and close the gap between data and diagnosis 

Upcoming Conferences
11th National ACO Summit
September 20-23, 2021 (Virtual)

FLAACOS Fall Conference
November 4-5, 2021 | Orlando, FL

American Physician Groups Annual Conference
December 9-11, 2021 | San Diego, CA
FLASH INTERVIEW
This week's focus: Coming Together To Make Value-Based Care Successful
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