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August 24, 2015 | Medical Economics
I entered family medicine 15 years ago, convinced that I could heal not just my patients, but health care.  Primary care physicians are this country’s comprehensive caregivers — its eyes and ears for total health.  We offer our patients...
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August 21, 2015 | HealthIT Analytics
If there’s one thing that all healthcare stakeholders can agree upon, it’s that there’s never enough time, money, or manpower to do everything that needs to be done.  Whether electronic health records, novel care delivery frameworks, or...
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August 21, 2015 | Modern Healthcare
A political and philosophical brawl among providers, insurers and policymakers in the Tar Heel State is reaching a possible resolution as North Carolina's Legislature attempts to coalesce around a bill that would overhaul the state's...
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August 20, 2015 | RevCycle Intelligence
Value-based reimbursement is a hearty healthcare subject worth diving into as the shift from volume to value continues to evolve. Thirty percent of Medicare payments will be tied to alternative payment models, as per a recent announcement ...
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August 19, 2015 | New York Times
Gov. Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas on Wednesday told an advisory group weighing the future of the state’s alternative Medicaidexpansion that he favored keeping it — but only if the federal government allowed changes that seemed intended to...
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August 19, 2015 | AAFP News
Increasing productivity in a primary care practice without expecting physicians to work even longer hours is an ongoing challenge.  Some practices have found a solution by training medical assistants to handle more patient care tasks that...
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August 18, 2015 | RevCycle Intelligence
Behavioral health integration (BHI) is becoming increasingly important as physical health and mental health are being viewed as equally important to a patient’s overall health. However, in addition to examining the benefits of BHI, it...
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August 17, 2015 | Health Affairs Blog
With much fanfare earlier this year, the Obama administration announced an aggressive goal to process half of all Medicare payments by the end of 2018 through alternative payment models as opposed to traditional fee-for-service (FFS)....
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August 17, 2015 | Fierce Healthcare
Rural Medicare patients have lower rates of follow-up care after discharge, an important safeguard against preventable readmissions and other complications, according to a new study published in Medical Care. Researchers, led by Matthew...
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August 15, 2015 | Modern Healthcare
Increased collaboration between providers and payers is inevitable, but that doesn't mean the future financial interests of these oft-warring parties will align, healthcare leaders say. In fact, future financial negotiations may be...
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August 15, 2015 | Modern Healthcare
Healthcare is an economic paradox. On one hand, it's our nation's fastest-growing employer, projected to add 15.6 million jobs by 2022. On the other, high costs coupled with an aging population are breaking budgets. The root of healthcare...
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August 14, 2015 | Modern Healthcare
While lawmakers may agree enough on mental health reform issues to get a bill through Congress this session, the challenge of paying for it could still kill the effort. Several bipartisan bills introduced in the House and Senate address...
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August 12, 2015 | BDM Maine
In 2005, while working in the commissioner’s office at the Maine Department of Labor, I received a phone call that I will never forget. The woman on the line was desperate to find a job and get off unemployment, telling me she was...
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August 12, 2015 | National Business Group on Health
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2015 – Health care benefit cost increases at large employers are expected to hold steady in 2016, due in large part to changes employers are making to their benefit programs. At the same time, nearly half of large...
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August 12, 2015 | AAFP News
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) burst onto the health care scene in the past decade, full of promise as a way to help hospitals, physicians and other health care professionals reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes....
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August 11, 2015 | Health Affairs Blog
“We don’t even speak the same language,” a primary care provider explained during an Integrated Behavioral Health/Primary Care team meeting. “So, it’s not surprising it took us a lot longer to learn how to work together than we anticipated...
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August 10, 2015 | Fierce Healthcare
Harm reduction centers that distribute needles and condoms in at-risk communities can help hospitals deliver person-centered care to vulnerable patient populations and ultimately reduce readmissions, according to a new report....
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August 10, 2015 | FierceHealthPayer
Although pharmaceutical costs are a key driver of healthcare costs, it's frequently assumed that's because of the high price of drugs, specialized treatments for complex diseases and unnecessary prescriptions. Yet studies have shown that...
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August 7, 2015 | AAFP News
August 07, 2015 02:54 pm Sheri Porter – New research published in the July/August 2015 issue of Annals of Family Medicine suggests that low-income patients with multiple health issues -- and staff members at primary care clinics where...
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August 7, 2015 | Open Minds
While the concept of medical homes has been around since the 1960s (see A New Approach for People with Complex Service Needs: The Behaviorally-Focused Medical Home), health homes (or specialty medical homes) are a relatively new creation...
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