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August 10, 2016 | Physicians Practice
As a physician who owns a medical practice you are basically operating a business, which of course, has customers (patients) — people who come to your establishment to purchase goods or services. Good customer service ensures that patients...
August 10, 2016 | SciDoc Publishers
Increasing evidence links oral health to total physical and mental health and, underscores the need to integrate dental health programs with medical care. The newly emerging transition to Patient Centered Medical Homes (PCMH) and...
August 9, 2016 | CMS
The Independence at Home Demonstration continues to provide high quality primary care services for chronically ill Medicare beneficiaries in the home setting while saving the Medicare program money, according to a new analysis released...
August 9, 2016 | The Commonwealth Fund
By the time Mark reached his early 40s, years of alcohol abuse had almost killed him. On the day he first met with Chris Ruge, a nurse practitioner in New Mexico, Mark was incoherent, with 20 pounds of fluid in his abdomen a clear sign...
August 8, 2016 | Physicians Practice
There is a lot of skepticism in the physician world on whether or not "value-based care" — where providers are reimbursed based on quality measures, rather than quantity — can work.
In an upcoming, yet-to-be-released survey fromPhysicians...
August 4, 2016 | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Today, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced more than $8.6 million in funding for 246 health centers in 41 states, the District of Columbia, the Federation of Micronesia and the Northern Mariana Islands....
August 4, 2016 | CDC
The latest challenge for health care is to improve population health and well-being while continuing to care for individuals. In the United States, good health depends more on living conditions and work environment than on access to...
August 3, 2016 | RACMonitor
Think of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) as a 1,500-piece jigsaw puzzle, or a pathway to success in tying payments to value. Every piece of the puzzle is integral to strategic planning and sustainable...
August 2, 2016 | AAFP News
When HHS' much anticipated proposed rule on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was released late in June, many physicians across the country heaved a sigh of relief.
Although the proposed rule needs improvement, ...
August 2, 2016 | JAMA
President Obama is the only sitting president of the United States in modern history to publish an article inJAMA. That seems appropriate since he is also the only recent president to sign comprehensive health reform legislation, the...
August 1, 2016 | American Academy of Pediatrics
BACKGROUND: Pediatricians are central in leading the family-centered medical home (FCMH), yet little is known about how provider-perceived barriers to and attitudes toward the FCMH affect implementation. This study aims to assess the...
August 1, 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 2016
Statement Attributable to:
Marci Nielsen, PhD, MPH
President & CEO
Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
PCPCC Pleased by Federal Announcement of 14 Regions Selected to Participate in...
August 1, 2016 | CMS
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) opened the application period for practices to participate in the new nation-wide primary care model, Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+). CPC+ is a five-year primary care...
August 1, 2016 | Modern Healthcare
The CMS will launch an ambitious primary-care quality improvement initiative in 14 regions, including 11 whole states. The states include Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island and...
August 1, 2016 | Healio
Today marks the beginning of the enrollment period for CMS’ Comprehensive Primary Care Plus program, a new medical home model designed to reform the way primary care is delivered and paid for in select regions across the United States....
August 1, 2016 | Health Data Management
Applications for physician organizations to participate in the federal government’s new medical home model program, the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus or CPC+, now are available.
The shift to the new programs is expected to place...
July 30, 2016 | Modern Healthcare
Acting CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt has a lot of explaining to do. And a lot of listening. In recent months, the agency issued draft rules carrying out what's intended to bring transformational change to the way Medicare pays physicians...
July 27, 2016 | Psychiatric Times
As health care is redesigned and primary health care reemphasized, the move toward integrating behavioral health care with primary medical care appears to be accelerating across the country. It’s now broadly accepted that a number of...
July 25, 2016 | Healthcare Finance News
In a continuing dialog with providers on MACRA, Andy Slavitt addressed the American Osteopathic Association at their annual meeting Friday, once again hinting at a possible delay in implementation so that providers, especially smaller...
July 22, 2016 | The Hill
From a major speech by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to a recent report from the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, there has been a renewed interest by Democrats in monopolies and market consolidation. From tech to airlines, they argue,...
