Primary care providers are facing significant and oftentimes conflicting challenges in response to two major healthcare trends: value-based purchasing implementation and the rise of healthcare...
A recent American Journal of Managed Care study showed that implementing a Lean primary care model resulted in operational cost reductions, physician productivity improvements, and higher patient...
Regions with more primary care providers saw less Medicare spending on end-of-life care compared to areas with less primary care practices, a recent Annals of Family Medicine study found. Medicare...
CMS released updated physician fee schedule rates in November 2016, but the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) recently contended that Medicare reimbursement rates for primary care providers...
Developing broader primary care teams that interact with specific patient populations can save healthcare costs and realize a return on investment, according to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)...
The Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative (CPC) continued to improve quality of care and reduce Medicare spending in 2015 even though the initiative has yet to generate net healthcare savings, according...
The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) has called on CMS to release the claims reimbursement formula for the Comprehensive Primary Care + (CPC+) model, according to a letter sent to the federal...
The Department of Health and Human Services recently granted over $100 million in awards to 1,304 health centers across the nation to help improve care quality and boost primary care services, according...
A value-based care model designed to deliver at-home primary care services to patients who suffer from multiple chronic diseases has continued to improve beneficiary outcomes and reduce Medicare...
As healthcare providers continue to transition to value-based care, many hospitals and physician practices have focused on how to improve care coordination and team-based approaches to improve patient...
CMS has opened the application period for the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model, a value-based reimbursement initiative for primary care physicians in 14 areas of the country.
The application...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced over $149 million in awards to support healthcare employment efforts to increase the number of primary care providers, the federal...
In efforts to better support primary care physicians, CMS has announced a proposed Medicare payment reform rule that would improve payment accuracy for providers who treat chronically ill and medically...
CMS has expanded the eligibility requirements in the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model to include primary care physicians in certain Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs), according...
In a perfect world, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) patient scheduling system works effectively so veterans are able to access primary care physicians easily. Unfortunately, many veterans...
This week, CMS announced its largest multi-payer initiative to improve primary care and introduce new value-based reimbursement models.
The Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model aims to help...
1 in 4 primary care physicians feel dangerously ill-equipped to successfully handle and coordinate care for some of their most challenging patients, such as those with chronic conditions, severe...
Just as Rome was not built in a day, neither is a doctor. Training a physician can take up to a decade; the Colosseum was perhaps ironically built in less time.
With predictions of massive physician...
Is primary care here to stay, but only if it receives a heavy-handed makeover? According to new research from PwC's Health Research Institute (HRI), redesigned primary care system is best...
The success of two pilot programs that focus on primary care transformation has CMS hopeful for prolonged change.
To meet the quickly changing healthcare landscape, a number of organizations are...
