One of the missions of the 2010 federal health law is to slow the soaring cost of health care. A key strategy for Medicare is encouraging doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to form ...

A quick reference guide for employers. Accountable care models. Clinically-integrated networks. Patient-centered medical homes. Even if you’re familiar with the world of healthcare and health benefits ...

This week, I attended the Home Care 100 event in Phoenix, Arizona. From panels to my interviews to hallway conversations, the new models coming out ...

In April, Lumeris unveiled its Accountable Primary Care Model, also known as the Nine C’s. The Nine C’s are a framework for primary care physicians to guide them to deliver the triple aim of ...

As hospitals and physician groups prepare to launch accountable care organizations and similar payment models, surgery centers are left to ponder their role in the post-health reform world. Marc ...

When hospitals and health systems make the move to accountable care payment models, the transition can seem daunting. After all, the concept is less than 10 years old. Many organizations may want to ...

Medicare Advantage patients treated in value-based care models saw better outcomes than those treated in fee-for-service models, according to a new study. Researchers led by a team at Optum examined ...

Healthcare IT is critical as hospitals begin to make the change from delivering volume-based care, to delivering value-based care. While many people have questions about how these accountable care ...

The bipartisan funding bill prevents a government shutdown, ensuring uninterrupted operations for key agencies, including HHS ...

The American Journal of Managed Care ® (AJMC ®), the leading peer-reviewed journal dedicated to topics in managed care, proudly announces Suzanne Delbanco, PhD, MPH, as the keynote speaker for this ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

A new study led by researchers at the Department of Population Medicine–Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston Medical Center, and Boston University School of Public Health finds that how ...