CMS announced that the Medicare Shared Savings Program, through its work with Accountable Care Organizations – groups of doctors, hospitals and other health care providers — saved Medicare money while continuing to deliver high-quality care.
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By Ryan Argentieri, Matthew Rahn, Jasmine Agostino, & Alek Sripipatana – A few months ago, the ONC launched the USCDI+ initiative to support the identification and establishment of domain or program-specific datasets that will operate as extensions to the existing United States Core Data for Interoperability.
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The Inflation Reduction Act, now signed into law, will invest $437B in America’s future which will include $64B in healthcare. The White House breaks this down by the numbers.
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