The American Medical Association (AMA) has passed recommendations for payment models that support new approaches to team-based healthcare for providing care, as long as the teams are lead by physicians.
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Survey: Physicians Say ACA Will Spike Healthcare Costs, Impact Care
76 percent of doctors said Affordable Care Act (ACA) will increase healthcare costs and reduce access to care "significantly" or "somewhat", according to a new survey
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Stefan Larsson: What Doctors Can Learn From Each Other?
Different hospitals produce different results on different procedures.
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New Statewide ACO Model Comes To Texas To Improve Quality & Care
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas and Tenet Healthcare Corporation have agreed to collaborate to offer an innovative, statewide ACO model to deliver improved, sustainable patient care and help manage costs through Tenet's Integrated Care Networks.
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Patient Engagement Key Theme at AHIMA 2013
Patient engagement was a key theme this week at AHIMA’s 85th Convention & Exhibit in Atlanta, GA encouraging all users to learn more about creating their own personal health record.
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Patient Centered Care Must Conform To Patient Values & Cultural Preferences
Every definition of patient centered care concludes with the observation that such care must conform to patient values and cultural preferences.
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HHS Releases Infographic Providing Solutions to Improve HealthCare.Gov
After launching the "tech surge" for HealthCare.Gov lead by Jeff Zients this week, the HHS has released an infographic that illustrates their plans on how they will improve the poorly designed HealthCare.Gov site.
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White House Brings Jeffrey Zients To Fix Broken HealthCare.gov Site
On Tuesday, Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services announced that Management expert and former CEO and Chairman of two publicly traded companies Jeffrey Zients will take on the leadership role to fix the broken HealthCare.gov site
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Understanding The Causes of High Medical Bills in the US (Infographic)
Unpaid medical bills are now the number one reason people are filing for bankruptcy. So, what is causing these staggering numbers?
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Rising Costs & Healthcare Reform Driving Demand for Private Exchanges
Both rising premium costs and healthcare reform are seen to be driving the demand for private exchanges, according to a new survey report by Array Health.
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