Complimentary from the publishers of Value-Based Payment News      March, 2017
	"Access to standardized claims data is of vital importance to providers. Without it, providers cannot reasonably care for and improve the health of a patient population." - Donald W. Fisher PhD CAE, Chief Executive Officer and President at AMGA
	"CCGroup says PCPs are involved in treating only 40% of episodes of care with the most practice variations – also including headaches, degenerative joint disease and ischemic heart disease – and they refer about 35% of those to specialists." Excerpted from: Value Based Payment News, Volume 2 Issue 6, March Second Edition 2017, "Industry News: ‘Targeted Gatekeeper Model’ for Specialist Referrals ‘Gains Momentum’."
	Social determinants: a must for value-based care and population health Healthcare IT News, March 14, 2017
	Optimism in uncertainty: Investing in value-based care solutions MedCity News, March 12, 2017
	From Volume to Value: MACRA Shifts Medicare Reimbursement Focus AAMC News/Association of American Medical Colleges, March 7, 2017
	Value-Based Payment Reform and MACRA: A Primer for Plastic Surgeons. Plasic and Reconstructive Surgery, abstract only, March 6, 2017
	Doctors push value-based contracts, education Hartford Business.com, February 27, 2017
	Healthcare Re-Reform: Value-Based Care Remains a Constant Theme The American Journal of Managed Care, February 23, 2017
	Cost Analytics: The key to sustainability in value-based care HIMSS, February 20, 2017
	Use Medicare Advantage to pave the way for value-based care STAT, February 16, 2017
	Bridging the Gap: Why Providers Must Marry Clinical and Environmental Data By Jaspinder Grewal Device Makers Propose Value-Based Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors Industry News with briefs regarding: PharmaSmart; McKesson; Collaborative Health Systems; Cigna; SPH Analytics Journal Scan: Editorial Outlines Views on MDs’ Role in Value Click here to view page one of this issue Click here to subscribe to Value-Based Payment News, or find out more
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