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On August 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released performance results for the ninth performance year (2021) of the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). The 2021 data represent the first full year of performance since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to impact Medicare spending and cause a high degree…
There are numerous health inequities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). They experience lower rates of preventive screening; higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease; lower life expectancy; and higher rates of pregnancy complications. If that’s not enough, they have been at nearly six times greater risk of dying from COVID-19. What…
The APG, America’s Physician Groups, one of the leading national associations representing physician groups involved in risk-based contracting, will be hosting its fall conference Oct. 31-Nov. 2 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington, D.C. Entitled “Transitions 2022: APG Colloquium,”the conference will bring together a roster of high-powered healthcare policy leaders, as well as representatives of…
Doctors leaving medicine spells trouble for health care. And there’s real reason for concern. A few weeks ago, the Mayo Clinic released its most recent study on physician burnout, revealing the highest rate in the survey’s 10-year history. Sixty-three percent of responding physicians reported one or more characteristics of burnout, with many noting depersonalization, an…
Over the next 30 years, the Medicare program will account for nearly 80 percent of the increase in health care spending. This growth will continue to put pressure on the already dire situation facing the Hospital Insurance (HI) Trust Fund, which is expected to be bankrupt in 2028. Because of these looming fiscal issues, policy…
Staffing and technology are the top investment areas for primary care practice leaders as they manage the challenges of shifting from fee-for-service (FFS) models to value-based care, according to a report from Humana and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). The report builds on a 2019 study from Humana and MGMA that identified the structural…
There are four major challenges that organizations face when they try to implement global capitation model, Michael Weiss, MD, vice president of population health for Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), explained to Healthcare Strategies. First, organizations must have patience and understand that the transition to global capitation is a process. Full Article
Readmission rates are one of the top measures of hospital quality, with most hospitals even putting their revenue on the line if they have excess hospital readmissions. However, a group of doctors argues in a JAMA Viewpoint article that it is time to move past readmission rates as an indicator of hospital quality and deemphasize…
Primary care practices provide most mental health services that patients receive, in place of, or in collaboration with, mental health specialists. They are also the most common source of preventive services, care coordination, and partnership with other sectors outside health care, such as social services, that are necessary to achieve health equity. The US grossly…