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Convergence in Healthcare: Providers, Employers, and Health Plans

Why is convergence occurring, and what are its drivers? The ACA has been a catalyst for convergence, because of the development of new payment … See more

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Patients with Autoimmune Diseases May Be at Greater Risk for …

WEBIndividuals with certain autoimmune disorders may be more likely to develop dementia than those without them, according to the results of a recent retrospective …

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Benefit of Booster Exercise for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

WEBSan Francisco, CA—Exercise is beneficial for patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), but few studies have addressed which is the most beneficial and cost-effective strategy.

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What the Essential Health Benefits Provision Means for You

WEBThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) not only bars discrimination in enrollment or the availability of coverage based on health status, it also …

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The End of Health Insurance Companies

WEBHere’s a bold prediction for the new year. By 2020, the American health insurance industry will be extinct. Insurance companies will be replaced by ac-countable care organizations …

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Healthcare of Tomorrow: Digital, Genomic, and Patient-Focused

WEBNew Orleans, LA—As a leader in the movement to modernize healthcare through the latest technology, Eric J. Topol, MD, the Gary and Mary West Endowed Chair of …

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Ten Steps to Achieving Value-Based Care at the Mayo Clinic

WEBPhoenix, AZ—The staff at the Mayo Clinic are working to “bend the cost curve” and optimize resource utilization efficiency while continuing to provide high …

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The Affordable Care Act: The Day of Reckoning Arrives

WEBOver the past 2 years, we have written about the impact of accountable care organizations, value-based purchasing, health insurance exchanges, and other …

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Precision Diagnostics Currently the True Value of Personalized …

WEBAccording to Genome Health Solutions cofounder Mark S. Boguski, MD, PhD, FCAP, Harvard Medical School’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and Beth Israel Deaconess …

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How Employers Are Adapting to the New Landscape in Healthcare

WEBHollywood, FL—With the new landscape of healthcare delivery yet to come into sharp focus, employers are living in “the land of confusion,” wondering …

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New Payer-Oncologist Collaboration to Curb Cancer Care Costs, …

WEBIn September, Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions announced the launch of a new collaboration initiative with Health Alliance Plan (HAP) and Physician Resource …

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Medicare Committee Gives Thumbs Down to New Genetic Tests …

WEBMr Margulies is an Associate, Foley Hoag, LLP, and Mr Slotnik is a Partner, Health Policy Strategies, LLC, Washington, DC. On May 1, 2013, the Medicare Evidence …

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Many Patients Unwilling to Let Costs Influence the Treatment They …

WEBThe issue of cost in clinical decision-making is increasingly becoming necessary in the face of growing healthcare costs, limited resources, and often limited access to care. …

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The Cost of Cancer Care: How Can We Spend Better

WEBSan Antonio, TX—One of the few clinical science symposia at the 2011 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium focused not on clinical issues but on …

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The Michigan Oncology Medical Home Model

WEBHouston, TX—In Michigan, 7 oncology practices are now participating in Priority Health’s oncology medical home. At the Association for Value-Based Cancer …

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Physician-Focused Improvement in Patient Satisfaction at the …

WEBPhoenix, AZ—The degree of patient satisfaction with healthcare is becoming paramount in the new era of value-based care, according to James Merlino, MD, Chief …

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Burden of Musculoskeletal Disorders in the United States

WEBGreatest number of years lived with disability By Eileen Koutnik-Fotopoulos Although life expectancy in the United States increased during the period of 1990 to 2010, and the …

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Author Guidelines

WEBValue-Based Care in Rheumatology Manuscript Instructions for Authors MISSION STATEMENT. Value-Based Care in Rheumatology (VBCR) provides a forum for payers, …

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Patient-Centered Oncology Medical Home in New Mexico …

WEB Hollywood, FL— A community oncology medical home headed by Barbara L. McAneny, MD, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner of the New Mexico …

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Americans Willing to Pay Hundreds of Dollars Out of Pocket for …

WEBAmerican adults would be willing to pay a median of $263 for a perfect prostate cancer prediction test and $232 for a perfect breast cancer prediction test, according to a recent …

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