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Category: Access to Care
Holding Caregivers Accountable
Payers for health services have attempted to restructure payment methodologies to align provider incentives with the production of efficient and quality care. Accountable care organizations are the latest iteration of this trend. Section 3022 of the new health reform law Continue Reading …
The Oregon Health Study
The Oregon Health Study will demonstrate what happens when low-income persons transition from the ranks of the uninsured to having insurance. It offers an opportunity to predict what might happen in the next few years once federal rules expand eligibility Continue Reading …
Reform left-overs make for tasty election issue
A year ago, the American people were up in arms over the health reform debate unfolding in Congress. Nevertheless, after a long and bitter winter, Congress proceeded to pass the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the spring of Continue Reading …
Creating New Payment Strategies in Medicare
Traditional fee-for-service payments for health care services are inefficient and reward volume over quality. Likewise, the separate payments for outpatient, acute care, and subacute care do not promote coordination of services. Among the many changes created by the Patient Protection Continue Reading …
CHC’s Deliver Quality
Yet another study demonstrates that it is not the location where a patient sees their doctor, but rather the relationship between the physician and the patient that influences the quality of care delivered. Community Health Centers (CHCs) are more likely Continue Reading …