Tag Archives: Value Based Health Care
Employing Docs is Not a Financial Drag, CEOs Insist
A recent Moody’s report contends that hiring physicians comes with a financial penalty. That may be true, but simple accounting misses the point entirely, some CEOs say.
Medical Schools Transform Teaching Methods to Strengthen, Sharpen Health Care Workforce
http://www.chcf.org/articles/2016/04/medical-schools-transform?_cldee=aGVucnlrb3R1bGFAeWFob28uY29t
After more than 40 years of stasis and stability, US medical schools are entering a period of transformation. A growing awareness that young doctors are coming out of training unprepared to meet the needs of 21st-century patients and communities has forced a profound rethinking of how people are taught to practice medicine.
Pay for performance worked this time, right? No?
Performance measures put heat on hospitals
http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/performance-measures-put-heat-on-hospitals/418477/
This year has seen a bevy of new programs and initiatives aimed at moving providers toward a value-based model of care.
Medicare’s New Physician Payment System
http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2016/04/medicare-s-new-physician-payment-system.html
Government and private-sector leaders have resolved to transform how physicians are paid in a way that holds them more accountable for the care they deliver.
http://www.rwjf.org/content/dam/farm/reports/issue_briefs/2016/rwjf428568
Pharmacists critical to success in 5 value-based models
Health Care Transformation Task Force Reports Increase in Value-Based Payments
About Health Care Transformation Task Force
Health Care Transformation Task Force is a unique collaboration of patients, payers, providers and purchasers working to lead a sweeping transformation of the health care system. By transitioning to value-based models that support the Triple Aim of better health, better care and lower costs, the Task Force is committed to accelerating the transformation to value in health care. To learn more, visit http://www.hcttf.org.
Payment Reform: What’s at Stake for Cath Lab?
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/leadership/payment-reform-whats-stake-cath-lab
HENRY KOTULA 