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Category: Medicare
Missing the Mark on Pay-for Performance: Questionable Validity in Quality Metrics Limit Medicare P4P Program in Orthopedic Surgery
This study, using administrative data, aimed to evaluate the metrics used in a Medicare Pay-for-Performance (P4P) project in 2003, which included 260 hospitals across 38 states, with plans to expand nationally in 2009. Arthroscopic surgery is an ideal candidate condition Continue Reading …
The Physician Workforce
A recent Congressional hearing held by the Senate Finance committee explored the physician workforce. Extensive attention was paid to the role of primary care (internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine) in the overall medical field. The expert witnesses present seemed Continue Reading …
The Myth of Care Coordination, Quality, and Cost Savings
An analysis of 15 Medicare Coordinated Care Demonstration projects, covering 18,402 Medicare patients from across the nation, demonstrated limited to no evidence of the benefit of care coordination towards the goal of improving quality or cost-effectiveness of care. Patients in Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2009
As a new dawn embraces the United States of America, President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress face several seemingly insurmountable challenges. The armed forces are divided between two wars, the economy is in shambles, and the health care system is at Continue Reading …
Disparities in Access to Outpatient Care
A recent paper questions the availability of timely and affordable outpatient follow-up to emergency department visits in Washington, D.C. Under DC Alliance, a managed care prototype program for low income residents, Washington D.C. provides care to individuals with incomes less than Continue Reading …
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