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August 23, 2017 | Modern Healthcare
The CMS' attempts to reduce regulatory burden on small practices by exempting them from new Medicare requirements may actually leave them behind in the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care, providers say .
August 21, 2017
A plan to create a publicly financed primary health care system for all Vermonters will be a top priority for the Senate Health and Welfare committee during the 2018 session.
August 16, 2017 | Modern Healthcare
The Trump administration's moves to cancel two mandatory bundled payment models and scale back on another means the CMS has to work hard to push providers into value-based care, experts say.
August 15, 2017 | Modern Healthcare
The CMS on Tuesday said it will toss two bundled-payment models and cut down the number of providers required to participate in a third, citing providers' requests to have more input in the models' designs.
August 14, 2017
The literature on patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) and patient experience is somewhat mixed. Government and private payers are promoting multi-payer PCMH initiatives to align requirements and resources and to enhance practice...
August 10, 2017 | Kaiser Family Foundation
Each year insurers submit filings to state regulators detailing their plans to participate on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces (also called exchanges). These filings include information on the premiums insurers plan to charge in the...
August 8, 2017 | Patient Engagement HIT
The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) has been around for decades, making its mark on primary care across the country. However, as healthcare has begun to embrace value-based care and quality improvement, the PCMH has become a popular...
August 7, 2017 | Modern Healthcare
Community health centers, which offer primary care to approximately 24.3 million low-income individuals, are known for their high rates of employee turnover because of the stress associated with caring for complex patients on a fee-for-...
August 2, 2017 | Healthcare Dive
Payers and providers have for decades stayed in their silos, leading to a more fractured and adversarial healthcare system. That relationship, however, is starting to soften for many in the industry. Payer-provider partnerships put the two...
July 31, 2017
By utilizing a patient-centered, physician-led model of care, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) of Michigan has lowered recidivism and healthcare costs. The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model focuses on primary care physicians with a...
July 31, 2017 | Healthcare Dive
A new Health Affairs report found that primary care physician (PCP) jobs grew at a much slower rate than specialists. PCP jobs increased 8% between 2005 and 2015, while specialists grew by 48%. The percentage of physicians in primary care...
July 31, 2017 | The Hill
Dozens of House lawmakers from both parties unveiled a series of proposals on Monday designed to fix problems dogging the Affordable Care Act.
“The last great hope for this country is that Republicans and Democrats prove they can work...
July 27, 2017 | Fierce Healthcare
Healthcare quality improvements are working, according to a new analysis, and patients’ perceptions of the care they receive are improving in tandem.
Researchers at Press Ganey examined trends in certain measures of the Hospital Consumer...
July 25, 2017 | AAFP News
Dozens of articles each year evaluate progress of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH), but a new report takes a broader view to examine how elements of the model in both medical home and nonmedical home practices affect cost, quality...
July 24, 2017 | AHRQ
The emotional exhaustion of burnout can have professional and personal consequences for physicians. Burnout can damage morale and lead once-enthusiastic, dedicated doctors to quit practicing medicine completely. It can also lead to...
July 24, 2017 | RevCycle Intelligence
Transforming primary care practices to patient-centered medical homes (PCMHs) and maintaining National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) recognition cost a large physician network about $2.5 million, or $43,000 per practice, revealed...
July 24, 2017 | American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recognizes that children’s unique and ever-changing needs depend on a variety of support systems. Key components of effective support systems address the needs of the child and family in the context...
July 13, 2017 | Associated Press
The reworked bill McConnell presented to fellow Republicans aims to win conservatives’ support by letting insurers sell low-cost, skimpy policies. At the same time, he seeks to placate hesitant moderates by adding billions to combat opioid...
July 12, 2017 | Healthcare Finance News
New evidence shows a link between patient-centered medical homes and improved quality at a lower cost -- provided there's an adequate investment in primary care, and strong collaboration between the payer and provider.
Released this week...
July 12, 2017 | RevCycle Intelligence
A recent report from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) explored how healthcare organizations can identify high-need, high-cost patients and implement care models that appropriately address the needs of the population to reduce...
