Posted on November 7th, 2011 by Erica Noonan
The new world of Accountable Care Organizations will focus on performance measurement, new payment models, and patient-doctor cooperation, according to Dartmouth Medical School professor Elliott S. Fisher, MD, MPH. Dr. Fisher said ACOs are expected to dramatically shift old paradigms of health care. “It’s not just a contract, but a journey. It’s not us versus [...]
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Posted on November 2nd, 2011 by Erica Noonan
Lowering health care costs has been an objective for decades, but Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Susan Dentzer argued on Monday that there is “new urgency” among federal lawmakers to tackle the issue. Income gains in American households over the past 10 years have been largely wiped out by skyrocketing health care costs, and federal health care [...]
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Posted on November 1st, 2011 by Erica Noonan
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on Monday called on the state’s physicians to become more involved in shaping major health care reform initiatives on the horizon. Physician leadership and input is crucial to efforts to successfully implement new practice models, she said, such as accountable care organizations. “You can make a difference when you come [...]
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