April 3rd 2025
The West Health-Gallup Healthcare Indices Study indicates that approximately 29 million people are unable to afford or access quality healthcare, the highest since 2021.
Health Information Technology and the Road to Reform
February 26th 2014Health information technology (HIT) was the focus of a discussion led by Farzad Mostashari, MD, visiting fellow, Brookings Institution, former national coordinator for HIT, US Department of Health and Human Services. In his Managed Markets Summit 2014 keynote address, Health IT and Reform: The Road to Right Care, Dr Mostashari touched upon the obstacles and shortcomings in our nation's healthcare landscape, and asserted that more prominent usage of HIT would help to alleviate fiscal concerns and affect better outcomes in patient care.
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Farzad Mostashari, MD, Discusses the National Investment in HIT
February 25th 2014Farzad Mostashari, MD, visiting fellow, Brookings Institution, former national coordinator for health information technology (HIT), US Department of Health and Human Services, says we need to have payment reform to support the success of HIT.
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Are Oncology Clinical Pathways Coming to Medicare?
February 14th 2014Oncology clinical pathways have helped health plans deliver quality care while keeping an eye on costs. The lack of standardization in pathways can be cumbersome on a busy oncology practice. If Medicare adopts a pathways model, it could offer a framework for broader use.
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Healthcare's New Bottom Line: Experts Weigh In On Moving ACOs From Theory To Practice
December 18th 2013Moving healthcare reimbursement from fee-for-service to a system that rewards quality care is easier said than done, but tools are emerging to help the cause. Three expert commentators featured in the inaugural issue of The American Journal of Accountable Care examined the challenges providers face, as they are being ask to share risk under new contracts with accountable care organizations, or ACOs.
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Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Aims to Improve Quality of Care
August 6th 2012There are many different payment reform models that are discussed by payers and providers on a regular basis. This is a review of the progress being made in regards to the hospital value-based purchasing (VBP) model, which rewards acute-care hospitals with incentive payments for the quality of care they provide to patients with Medicare.
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Overcoming High Costs to Provide Affordable Access to Cancer Care
July 16th 2012As what happens many times when cancer drugs gain FDA approval, the statistically significant improvements in regards to prolonging patients' lives is often offset by high drug costs, which makes it difficult for drug companies and payers to provide patients access to lifesaving treatments. But what can be done to improve access to affordable care?
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Impact of Payment Reform on Chemotherapy at the End of Life
Payment reform may be used to better align appropriate financial incentives with better quality of care.
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