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Long Before Reaching … Dentistry By Darrell K. Pruitt DDS HCPlexus recently partnered with Thompson Reuters to conduct a nationwide survey of almost 3,000 physicians about their opinions of the quality...
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Cure or Disease? Accountable Care Organizations are the ACA’s [Obamacare] answer to skyrocketing Medicare costs, but who wins besides the government? Doctors take on the financial risk, and patients...
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The Final Federal Guidelines By Garfunkel Wild PC http://www.garfunkelwild.com The much anticipated final federal regulations on accountable care organizations (ACOs) were published on October 20th,...
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NIHCM Expert Voices in Health Care Policy By James C. Robinson, PhD In this essay, Dr. James Robinson presents results from his latest work showing that the prices hospitals charge to private insurers...
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Understanding the need to align care models, payment, products and networks Number 4 in a series of 6 By Sam Mupalla - Vice President, McKesson Health Solutions, Network Performance Management...
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Are Accountable Care Organizations Another Form of Medical Capitation Reimbursement? Take Our Poll Conclusion Your thoughts and comments on this ME-P are appreciated. Feel free to review our top-left...
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Moving Forward but Challenges Ahead By Staff Accountable Care Organizations [ACOs] are generating considerable attention for their potential to improve the value of our health care spending through...
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A Road to Patient Satisfaction? The rise in the medical home concept started over the last six years has been driven by the growing shortage of primary care clinicians and the increase prevalence of...
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A Video Panel Discussion By Shahid N. Shah MS http://www.healthcareguy.com/ In Nashville a few weeks ago, at the Vanderbilt Healthcare Conference, I gave a short talk on a panel focused on the...
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Transforming Business and Operating Models By Russ Richmond MD The US healthcare system’s myriad of problems again seized the headlines recently with the release of an Institute of Medicine report,...
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Book Reviews, with Testimonial, by ME-P Founding Publisher Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA CMP® PRESS RELEASE! August 23, 2013 – CRC Press / Productivity Press is pleased to announce the publication of...
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Extension of Hospital Information Systems Beyond the Hospital By Brent A. Metfessel MD The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), affirmed after the November 7th 2012 presidential election,...
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An Estimation of Material Impact By www.MCOL.com Assessment Evaluating ACOs at Mid-Launch Proposed Federal Regulations for ACOs Ground Breaking Book Explains Why Accountable Care Organizations May Be...
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The Changing Reimbursement Paradigm Shift [By Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA CMP™] [By Prof. Hope Rachel Hetico RN MHA CPHQ CMP™] Current medical payment and reimbursement structures involve the...
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Most Important Tool for Effective Communications in ACO By http://www.MCOL.com Conclusion Your thoughts and comments on this ME-P are appreciated. Feel free to review our top-left column, and...
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Case Report From Wellmark’s Blue Cross Blue Shield ACO Model By http://www.MCOL.com More: Comprehensive Financial Planning Strategies for Doctors and Advisors: Best Practices from Leading Consultants...
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What it is – How it works? By NPC Reference: http://www.npcnow.org/sites/default/files/npc-Accountable-Care-Organizations-infographic.pdf More: ACOs and Marketplace Competition Evaluating ACOs at...
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View ArticleME-P News Stories Wrap-Up for January 2015
[By ME-P Staff Reporters] *** Editor’s Pick: Daily Round-Up of Headlines for January 2015 Open wide – your health information can even leak out from your dentist Bill and Melinda Gates want to make a...
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Another New Idea? [By Staff Writers] According to Mark Fendrick MD and Michael E. Chernew PhD, instead of the one size fits all approach of traditional health insurance, a “clinically-sensitive”...
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