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Clinical Care
Indiana Health System Develops New Measure of Care Value
The new measure compares actual spending on patient care over a 12-month period against the expected level of spending.
Finance
Data Breaches Cost Hospitals $4B Annually
Provider organizations are expected to struggle to protect healthcare data in 2020, according to a Black Book survey.
Strategy
CMS Delays Primary Care First Model Rollout to 2021
CMS says the additional time will be used to evaluate stakeholder feedback.
Finance
Majority of Hospital Data Breaches Expose Sensitive Financial Info
More than 70% of hospital data breaches include sensitive demographic or financial information that could lead to identity theft.
Innovation
Social Determinants Meet the Business Case
An analytics firm tests whether SDOH data will improve outcomes and save costs in Baltimore.
Strategy
Fewer ACOs Join Medicare Shared Savings Program, But More Take Downside Risk
The drop comes in the first enrollment start-date since CMS overhauled the program to hasten ACOs' downside risk.
Finance
ACA Risk Adjustment Program 'Operated Smoothly' in 2018, CMS Says
The agency released data showing what it described as the program 'working as intended' to redistribute financial resources according to...
Finance
Supreme Court Takes Up $12B Dispute Over ACA Risk Corridor Payments
The justices agreed to hear arguments over whether Congress can pass riders that withhold funds in contravention of the relevant...
Hospitals are Ready to Assume More Risk
A survey shows most providers believe they have the capacity to assume more risk and will do so within the...
Innovation
A Health Care Overhaul Could Kill 2 Million Jobs, And That's OK
Shouldn't the primary goal of a health care system be delivering efficient care at a reasonable price, not rewarding shareholders...
Innovation
Providers Applaud CMS' Primary Care Initiative
The Primary Cares Initiative got a warm initial reception from key providers groups, but many still have questions about the...
Finance
CMS Launches Value-Based Primary Care Initiative With Downside Risk
CMS anticipates its new primary care payment models could better align and reduce cost of care for nearly 11 million...