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	In 2018, CommonSpirit's ACOs reduced inpatient hospital admissions by 5%, emergency department visits by 4% and advanced imaging events by more than 20%; two-thirds generated savings for Medicare; and 53% received shared savings payments, compared to 37% of ACOs nationally. Excerpted from: Value Based Payment News, Volume 4 Issue 21, November First Edition 2019, Industry News: "CommonSpirit Health ‘Reduces Medicare Spending by $39 Million’."
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	CMS Considers AI and Value-Based Care Fraud Prevention Strategies HealthPayer Intelligence, October 23, 2019
	A buyer’s guide to alternative payment models Athena Health, October 23, 2019
	A 5-Point Model for Value-Based Health Care Harvard Business Review, October 23, 2019
	Making value-based care work for smaller practices Physicians Practice, October 16, 2019
	How value-based care is upending the MedTech equation SmartBrief, October 10, 2019
	Harnessing Emerging IT for Bundled Payment Care Using a Value Framework NEJM Catalyst, October 10, 2019
	Three Moves the Administration Should Make to Advance its Joint Replacement Premier Blog, October 10, 2019
	Life Plan Communities and VBPs: Aligning Incentives So Everyone Benefits LeadingAge, October 7, 2019
	CMS Unveils Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Results for Fiscal Year 2020 NPC Sees 'Areas of Concern' in Common Value Assessments Industry News: Highmark; AstraZeneca; Wexford Health; NantHealth; CommonSpirit Health Click here to view a brief (under 2 minutes) video with more information
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