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Jun 18 | Susan Morse

A new breed of Medicaid innovators rises to tackle social determinants of health

Town Hall Ventures, Amazon and Socially Determined are bringing a new focus to a long-neglected part of the…

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Payers: There's more we all can do to reduce physician burnout

Jun 15 | Geneia

Payers: There's more we all can do to reduce physician burnout

67 percent of all surveyed doctors know a physician who is likely to stop practicing medicine in the next five years, as the…

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How diet can save billions in health costs

Jun 11 | Jeff Lagasse

To save billions in health-related costs, it's worth looking at Americans' diets

The study touts itself as the first to comprehensively analyze the potential cost implications of improved…

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Medicaid expansion increases volume, quality

Jun 06 | Jeff Lagasse

Medicaid expansion improves care quality, increases volume, studies show

Medicaid expansion has resulted in more people having health insurance among all potentially eligible individuals,…

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ACO Partner rewards physicians for shared savings

Jun 05 | Susan Morse

ACO Partner rewards 148 physicians with $148,000 in shared savings

Unlike a traditional ACO, providers can earn rewards for value-based performance but are not charged membership or service…

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Jun 01 | Jeff Lagasse

Community HIEs outperform enterprise exchanges in savings and healthcare utilization, study finds

New research found that community HIEs produce better results when it comes to reducing both…

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Harvard Pilgrim, Partners explore collaborative model

May 31 | Susan Morse

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care confirms collaborative model talks with Partners HealthCare

Talks are preliminary and no final agreement has been reached, Harvard Pilgrim says.

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May 23 | Jeff Lagasse

Social determinants shown to reduce healthcare spending

Those results add to evidence showing support for social service programs can improve community health outcomes and reduce healthcare…

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May 23 | Beth Jones Sanborn

Physician practice call to action: Time to start digital transformation to value-based care and pop health

As the 2019 transition approaches, finding expertise to support changing payment…

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May 21 | Susan Morse

Partners HealthCare again expands northward

New regional network would include Exeter Health Resources and Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in New Hampshire as a subsidiary of Massachusetts…

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Care Collaboration Success for Improved Outcomes The nature of our healthcare ecosystem has been one of siloed care. Rarely do payers, providers and local resources come together with the patient's well-being prioritized as a unifying mission. Read how these organizations are getting it right.

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Once-failing hospitals say accountability, transparency key to surviving fallout from failing patient safety grades When Leapfrog released their Spring 2016 patient safety grades recently, 15 hospitals got slapped with a very public 'F' grade casting a spotlight on them that no institution wants. ...

Healthcare mergers and acquisitions in 2016: Running list While 2015 was a record-breaking year in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, 2016 saw more change as organizations across the industry adjust and adapt to the evolving financial landscape.

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Clinical Quality Measures 101 Although quality-reporting programs such as meaningful use provide incentives to help providers implement and use electronic health records (EHRs) to collect and report on clinical data, practices often need help deciding what data to collect, which measures to report ...

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