-Sue Birch, Executive Director, Washington State Health Care Authority
Source: "Trends in Low-Value Health Service Use and Spending in the US Medicare Fee-for-Service Program, 2014-2018," JAMA Network Open, February 16, 2021.
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Max Reynolds, JD: 4 Value-based Purposes for Physician
Compensation Recognized by CMS 1. Coordinating and managing care 2. Improving the quality of care 3. Reducing the cost (or growth in cost) of care without reducing quality 4. Transitioning from volume-based to value-based delivery and payment mechanisms. Source: Healthcare Financial Management Association, February 18, 2021 |
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2021 Call for Quality Measures: Priorities and Expectations
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The American Journal of Managed Care, February 21, 2021
Becker's Hospital Review, February 19, 2021
Healthcare Financial Management Association, February 18, 2021
Medical Economics, February 15, 2021
Managed Healthcare Executive, February 15, 2021
Healthcare Business Today, February 10, 2021
HealthPayer Intelligence, February 9, 2021
RevCycle Intelligence, February 9, 2021
HealthLeaders, February 8, 2021
FierceHealthcare, February 5, 2021
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A VB Comparison of the Management of Ambulatory
Respiratory Diseases JMIR Research Protocols, February 22, 20211 |
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Trends in Low-Value Health Service Use & Spending in
Medicare FFS Program JAMA Network Open, February 16, 2021 |
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Determinants for the use & de-implementation of
low-value care Implementation Science Communications, February 4, 2021 |
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Implementing VB Primary Care Delivery in Federally
Qualified Health Centers Population Health Management, February 2, 2021 |
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How Are Payment Reforms Addressing SDoH? Policy
Implications & Next Steps Milbank Memorial Fund, February 2021 |
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The Need for New Cost Measures in Pediatric
Value-Based Payment Pediatrics, February 2021 |
In this month's first issue:
- Entities Ally to Enhance Efforts to Boost Value-Based Care
- Value-Based Care Drives Growth of Payer Analytics, Remote Patient Monitoring Markets
- Industry News: with briefs regarding the Biden-Harris Administration; Innovaccer, Inc.; Virgo and Apricus Health; athenahealth and Humana
In this month's second issue:
- Health Industry Power Hitters Call for Beefed Up ACA, New 'Funding Mechanism'
- Providers, Tech Firms Partner to Improve Processes, Outcomes
- Industry News: with briefs regarding Cimarron; ConcertoHealth; and Sitka
- Accolades: Guidehouse Boasts of 2nd Consecutive 'Top Revenue Cycle Management Consultants' Nod, Apixio Picks Up 'Best in KLAS for Risk Adjustment & Analytics' Nod
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