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Report cited by Obama on hospitals is criticized
President Obama has praised a few select hospitals like the Mayo Clinic for delivering high-quality care at low costs...
New payment models redefine health system performance
An estimated 45% of the U.S. population (and 83% of those over age 65) have one or more chronic conditions, and there...
Web Exclusive: Core Measures: Get Used to It
A company that crunched numbers to rank hospital care by outcomes, process measures, and patient satisfaction data says...
Web Exclusive: Value Indexing: Mayo Wants to Reform Healthcare Quality
When it comes to quality healthcare, is it possible to put an actual value on it when paying for it?
Magazine: Editor's Note: Payment Accountability
Few would ever describe the current system of perverse incentives as anything more than a causal fracture of poor care...
Magazine: Bundling By Decree
Can an industry addicted to payment for procedure survive episodic care? Geisinger has.
U.S. to compare medical treatments
Under the $787 billion economic stimulus bill approved by Congress, researchers will receive $1.1 billion to compare...
Web Exclusive: Increasing Early Patient Payments Starts with a Change in Mindset
Hospitals and physicians interested in collecting patient payments earlier in the patient care process ought to know...
U.K. surgeons will get bonus every time they save a patient’s life
Under a proposal being discussed at the Imperial College Healthcare Trust in London, doctors would be paid every time a...
Buyer beware in individual insurance market
The number of Californians purchasing their own medical coverage continues to rise, as fewer employers are offering...

Book: The Compliance Officer's Handbook, 2nd Edition
This revised edition is packed with even more practical tools, case studies, tips and tools, sample audits, and sample...