Citrus Valley Health Partners: Equipped to Meet the Workforce Needs of the Future
Where will the next generation of health leadership come from?
Accessing More of the Health Premium: The Transition into Population Health and Value-based Payment*
Measuring Total Investments in Health
Research has shown a positive relationship between spending on socialservices and improved health.1 As researchers, policymakers and the generalpublic begin to better recognize the many factors influencing individual andpopulation health beyond direct clinical care, some localities, states, federalagencies and research organizations have shown interest and engaged in efforts tomeasure the total investments being made to […]
Nudging Guideline-Concordant Antibiotic Prescribing: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Heads You Win, Tails You Win – Roadmap to a Win-Win Path to Downside Risk in Medicare Alternative Payment Models
ACOs that started in the Medicare Shared Savings Program’s Track 1 in either 2012 or 2013must determine whether to move to a risk-based model by their third contract periods, whichbegin in 20191. A number of the MSSP ACOs are making strides in improving quality, reducinghospitalization and waste in Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid […]
The Case For Care Coordinators
Health care delivery is usually discussed in broad, dramatic strokes: open heart surgeries, organ transplants, cancer patient survival rates. But seemingly insignificant things can dramatically impact health care delivery. For example, a patient misses a crucial doctor’s appointment because they lack transportation, leading to another hospital stay. Or, a patient with diabetes lets their health […]
What Every Health Care Leader Should Know About Medicaid Waivers
The Medicaid and uninsured populations don’t have to be an economic burden for hospitals and health systems if they are managed well. The key is to focus on managing risk and outcomes in these patient groups in many of the same ways health care executives manage commercial or Medicare populations. Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital established […]
Care Coordination Valuable Then, Vital Now
Recognition of the need to better coordinate the fragmented pieces and parts of a patient’s health care services is not new. Coordination of care has, however, become an increasingly hot topic due to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and health reforms that encourage decreased traditional hospital utilization and enhanced care management, particularly for […]