Some Alternative Payment Models Are Improving Behavioral Health
Alternative payment models (APMs) are taking steps to improve behavioral health, but the models need more to make large strides, according to a study from the University of Washington and Harvard...Value-Based Incentives Didn’t Reduce Hospital-Acquired Infections
Two of Medicare’s value-based incentive programs did not improve the levels or trends of certain hospital-acquired infections, potentially widening the gap between safety-net and non-safety-net...Banner Health Adopts Cerner’s Revenue Cycle Management Product
Banner Health and Cerner recently expanded their partnership to implement an end-to-end comprehensive suite of revenue cycle management (RCM) solutions and drive population health...Amazon Launches Health Centers to Boost Employee Access to Care
Amazon and Crossover Health launched a healthcare pilot to establish local, convenient health centers near Amazon fulfillment centers and boost access to care for employees and their families. The...AMGA Calls for Medicare Shared Savings Program Changes Amid COVID-19
CMS should keep the 2021 application cycle for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) open and implement other changes to the program to protect providers from excessive costs incurred during the...Medicaid Alternative Payment Model Reduces Imaging, Costs
A Medicaid alternative payment model in Oregon reduced utilization of imaging and other traditional primary care services among community health centers by about 42 percent, according to an Oregon...Sponsored by Sound Physicians
