Trump wants to repeal Obamacare. What of payment reform, ACOs, innovation?
Both sides in the Obamacare debate have valid points. They also are only seeing the tip of the iceberg.
Might opioid addiction be a symptom of our broken primary care system?
Investigative journalism lives in some unlikely places, such as on HBO's "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." This week, host John Oliver — you know, a comedian by trade — took a deep look at the opioid epidemic in America.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Small practices worried about new Medicare payment rules
“The ways it’s structured now, the large practices will do well and the small practices will do badly,” said Paul Ginsburg, director of the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings Institution.
Despite possible delay, the clock is ticking on MACRA payments
Despite the proposed delay in implementation, by law, the date of payment adjustment remains Jan 1, 2019, which may sound far away now, but will be here before you know it.
HealthRight and HealthNEXT merging in attempt to get population health right
Will the combined company be called HealthNEXTRight or HealthRightNEXT, both of which sound like traffic directions?
Republicans offer up ‘Better Way’ paper as framework to replace ACA
What the plan does not include, however, is any idea of how much it would cost, or how it would be financed.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
ACA sets off major transformation for U.S. hospitals
Rural hospitals have been particularly hard hit in the states that did not expand Medicaid coverage to more citizens.
N.J. surgeon floats ‘Informed Health Plan’ idea as Obamacare alternative
He predicted that if adopted, his plan would save $1 trillion within three years and patients will see their health expenses cut in half. However, he conceded that he did not hire actuaries to perform the projections.
Athenahealth seeks to ‘unbreak’ healthcare with the help of humor
To launch Unbreak Healthcare, athenahealth released four TV commercial-style videos that poke fun at legacy electronic health records companies and at government policy.
Reforming like it’s 1999: A healthcare homage to Prince
I was dreamin’ when I wrote this So sue me if I go 2 fast But risk-based pricing does appear that it’s here to last ACO’s all around us, hospitals must underwrite Some are gonna fold, others merge to keep the ship upright
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
MACRA proposal shifts EHR, quality reporting from Meaningful Use to care support
Notably, the proposed rule would remove some of the most hated elements of Meaningful Use, including the pass-fail nature of reporting on EHR and quality measures. It also calls for reducing the number of EHR measures from 18 to 11 and eliminating reporting on clinical decision support and CPOE.
Policy wonks try to ignore real healthcare reform
"It's hard to talk about quality and outcomes," admitted Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress.
Healthcare reform, ‘Downton Abbey’ style
It closely parallels what’s going on in the U.S. healthcare system today.
In absence of mandates, adoption of population health lags
In a new study from consulting firm Numerof & Associates and the Jefferson College of Population Health, more than half of healthcare providers said that they get no more than 20 percent of revenue from risk-based contracts.
Evolent partners on Medicaid Center of Excellence
The Medicaid Center of Excellence will offer strategic, clinical, technology and administrative support to other Medicaid benefits administrators as they seek to improve care coordination and communication with beneficiaries.