Asthma is one of the most expensive chronic diseases for providers, payers, and patients. But a recent study in the American Journal of Managed Care showed that a stationary pediatric asthma management...
Healthcare providers engaging in value-based contracts with shared savings opportunities earn financial bonuses or receive penalties based on the patients linked to them or their provider system. But...
The next generation of bundled payments should focus on population health management, researchers recently argued in a Journal of the American Medical Association report.
Bundled payment models can...
To succeed in population-based alternative payment models with two-sided financial risk, health systems should embrace assuming the role of the payer and work to get all staff on board with the model,...
The physician shortage is projected to grow to up to 104,900 providers by 2030, new research from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) revealed.
The projected physician shortage...
A California-based health system reduced healthcare costs by 2.5 percent more for diabetes patients by implementing a clinic that brings endocrinologists and pharmacists together to better manage...
ORLANDO - “Collaboration is a critical piece,” Steven Merahn, MD, emphasized during his HIMSS17 session on developing an operating model for population health management that functions...
3M Health Information Systems recently partnered with Verily Life Sciences to develop a technological platform that providers and payers can use to analyze population health measurements to better assess...
The hospital industry has been experiencing a number of challenges in recent years due to the payment reforms coming from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and commercial health payers.
There has been a much greater...
