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Physician incentive helps access, prep for new pay models
In Massachusetts, where physician access is notoriously tight, primary care physicians at Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's hospitals are adding patients for the first time in years,
Fee-for-service shift to new payment models a big change for docs
If you're not already trying to navigate bundled payments, pay-for-performance, withholds and risk pools, capitation and shared savings, you will be soon. Although many doctors still receive payments
CareFirst finds success by tailoring local payment reform
As many insurers make headlines for taking large, overarching steps to revamp the fee-for-service payment system, one health insurer hopes to drive change through the local community by creating the
Half of docs unprepared for more financial risk with ACOs
Echoing results from a recent survey of Massachusetts physicians , doctors nationwide appear to be leery of forming or joining an accountable care organization (ACO), according to a new report from
Bundled payments might not yield big savings
Bundling payments to providers for certain episodes of care may not yield savings and efficiencies as easily as once thought, according to a new study of the Prometheus payment project by the RAND
Horizon Exclusive: Payer-provider collaboration is the fix for healthcare
The healthcare world is changing as payers and providers alike begin to recognize that collaboration, quality, and payment reform are central to the goal of improving our healthcare system. Health
PCPs more open to ACOs, global payments than specialists
Although Massachusetts may be leading the way in the country's revolution of how it pays for healthcare, the Commonwealth's physicians remain hesitant to voluntarily participate in accountable care
