Editor’s Picks
Andy Slavitt throttles back his forecast for the end of meaningful use as we know it, disappointing many, and proving that government reform is coming… but at its own excruciating pace. >>>
A MedPAC recommendation to reduce by 10% Medicare payment rates for 340B hospitals’ separately payable Part B drugs has been greeted with a chorus of boos from hospital trade associations. >>>
Medicare Advantage provides hints on how CMS’s Next Generation ACO model will work. >>>
The former head of CMS advocates for a single-payer system and for bringing "pride and joy" to the workplace among physicians, nurses, administrators, and executives who are all involved in doing the work of caring. >>>
A joint appearance by leaders from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the American Medical Association may signal an important cultural shift in how the two organizations work together over the next few years. >>>
HealthLeaders Magazine takes a look at how healthcare organizations have enacted big ideas to solve some of their most pressing concerns, including a health system’s joint venture with an IT vendor, and physicians who have adopted patient-reported outcomes. >>>
This HealthLeaders Media report outlines the top challenges providers are facing in the transition to value-based care. The transition to value-based care is significant both for the magnitude of the task and for healthcare leaders’ reluctance to make a full commitment to change, the results of our annual industry survey suggest. >>>
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News Headlines
USA Today, January 20, 2016
Philadelphia Business Journal, January 20, 2016
The New York Times, January 20, 2016
Healthcare IT News, January 19, 2016
The Boston Globe, January 19, 2016
The Wall Street Journal, January 19, 2016
The New York Times, January 18, 2016
The Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2016
The Hill, January 15, 2016
Cincinnati Business Courier, January 15, 2016
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