HHS issued a proposal to align and modernize how Medicare payments are tied to the cost and quality of patient care for hundreds of thousands of doctors and other clinicians. The NPR is a first step in implementing certain provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA).
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By Rachel E. Sherman MD, MPH, & Robert M. Califf MD – Across the clinical research enterprise, there is a growing awareness of serious shortfalls in the current paradigm of generating the scientific evidence that supports medical product evaluation and clinical care decisions and the need to modernize methods and expectations surrounding this evidence base.
By Ana B. Ibarra & David Gorn – Moving into a realm usually reserved for health care regulators, the California health marketplace unveiled sweeping reforms to its contracts with insurers, seeking to improve the quality of care, curb its cost and increase transparency for consumers.
By Dr. Larry Garber response to the HHS request for an assessment of interoperability needed to support MACRA. I am writing as a practicing physician, an implementer of EHRs, a designer/developer/director of EHRs and health information exchanges (HIEs), and a participant in standards development processes.
By Dr. Patrick Conway – CMS is pleased to offer the awardees in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative the opportunity to extend their participation in Models 2, 3 and 4 through September 30, 2018.
Report represents a first step towards educating the industry on the importance of data exchange in identifying and closing gaps in care. It provides an overview of current approaches, best practices, emerging opportunities and barriers.
Using a picture and visual graphics to represent data and information is called an infographic. It is a great way to display statistical data that shows comparisons or charts that come from research and reports. Here are some we thought were interesting enough to share.
Telemedicine use is growing among health care professionals according to a recent Aeris survey. Health care professionals say telemedicine is now a high priority for their organizations and is already providing a measurable return on investment.
By Lisa Simpson – As the new hosts of the annual Health Datapalooza, AcademyHealth will welcome the ‘geekerati’ and ‘glitterati’ of the health data liberation movement to D.C. from May 8-11. Although this is the event’s 7th year, it’s our first as host and I couldn’t be more excited!