HFMA | March 20, 2018
Large U.S. employers are beginning to ask: Could contracting directly with health systems reduce costs while improving employee health? As part of a growing trend, more companies are seeking direct-to-employer accountable care organization (ACO) arrangements. The goal is to create a more affordable health benefit option for employees that is outcome-oriented and results in a healthier, more productive workforce..
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Medical Economics | March 5, 2018
Primary care physicians expressed little surprise at the findings of a recent Commonwealth Fund report that determined the United States spends more than any other high-income country on healthcare, yet it has the widest gaps in the quality of the care received...READ MORE
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Upcoming
Events 
TIPAAA 21st Annual National Meeting
March 28-30, 2018 | New Orleans, LA
Value-Based Care Summit Series: Population Health Management
April 5-6, 2018 | Dallas, TX
NAACOS Spring 2018 Conference
April 25-27, 2018 | Baltimore, MD
Value-Based Care Summit Series: Telehealth
June 7-8, 2018 | San Diego, CA
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3rd Annual Value-Based Care Summit
ACO Strategy Summit
October 22-23, 2018 | Washington, DC
October 18-19, 2018 | Orlando, FL
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Farzad Mostashari, MD ~ NEJM | March 20, 2018
The movement to value-based care is alive and well, with the Trump administration eager to put their own stamp on the program. In one of his first major speeches as Secretary of Health and Human Services,
Alex Azar said value-based care "needs to accelerate dramatically." This reprises the administration's draft
2018-2022 strategic plan for HHS and
statements by Seema Verma, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
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Hospital CFO Report | March 16, 2018
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has released its
semiannual report on Medicare payment policy to Congress, which includes a recommendation to axe the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. MedPAC said it decided MIPS should be eliminated after a two-year deliberative process...
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Ven
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Clinigence connects one or many EHRs to provide unparalleled transparency and access to the clinical data you need for better patient care and value-based outcomes. Drill down dashboards and quality reports quickly reveal the challenges that need to be addressed. Clinigence gives you real-time clinical guidance to build quality action plans, align care with claims, and support optimal value-based care.
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