Can Capitation and Consumerism Play Together?

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=LED&content_id=323429

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Capitation is no longer a dirty word. It’s an important component of moving healthcare reimbursement toward value. How can provider organizations get there?

Deadly and hidden mistakes: Hospital error reports often elude the public

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hospital-694394-reports-public.html

Details of conditions inside Mission Hospital of Mission Viejo – which temporarily closed its 14 operating rooms last fall because of a small outbreak of infections associated with orthopedic surgeries – were hidden by the federal government for six months.

The $879 Billion Footnote — And The Financing Path To ACA Repeal

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/12/04/the-879-billion-footnote-and-the-financing-path-to-aca-repeal/

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10 Virginia workers convicted for filing fake Medicaid claims, counseling without credentials

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/10-virginia-counselors-workers-convicted-filing-fake-medicaid-claims?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonu67Jcu%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcNiML3YDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

Ten former employees of Progressive Counseling Services, which is based in Virginia Beach, have been convicted and sentenced.

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/slideshow/biggest-healthcare-frauds-2015-running-list

How Might Proposed Payer Mergers Impact State Insurance Markets?

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/12/01/how-might-proposed-payer-mergers-impact-state-insurance-markets/

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Health Care Providers Need a Value Management Office

https://hbr.org/2015/12/health-care-providers-need-a-value-management-office?utm_campaign=HBR&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

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20 Healthcare CEOs reveal their resolutions for 2016

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/20-healthcare-ceos-reveal-their-resolutions-for-2016.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202015-12-02%20Healthcare%20Dive&utm_term=Healthcare%20Dive

Smell of Possibility

Leapfrog Group releases 2015 top hospital list

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/leapfrog-group-releases-2015-top-hospital-list/410071/

http://www.leapfroggroup.org/policy_leadership/leapfrog_news/5399456

http://www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals