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Payer
Watchdog Calls for Tighter Scrutiny of Medicare Advantage Home Visits
So far CMS has rejected OIG's push to limit payments for house visits with no medical treatment ? a potential...
CMO
4 Ways CMOs Can Limit Unwarranted Clinical Variation
Lifepoint Health?s CMO shares key insights into reducing unwarranted clinical variation through a clinician-centered, analytics-driven approach.
CEO
TN Tries to Rein In Ballad's Hospital Monopoly After Years of Problems
Despite patient reports of poor quality, Tennessee has given 'A' grades and annual stamps of approval to Ballad that allow...
CMO
The Exec: CMOs Must Establish Trust to Successfully Engage Clinicians
An element of clinician engagement is giving them meaningful ways to influence a healthcare organization, a new CMO says.
CMO
Infographic: Reducing Care Delivery Variation
Yale New Haven Health launched a major initiative four years ago to reduce variation in care at the health system's...
Innovation
Is Healthcare on the Right Path to Transformation?
Healthcare transformation is an evolving strategy. Some say a slow-but-steady approach works. Others?not so much.
CEO
New Federal Portal Urges Public to Report Healthcare Anticompetitive Practices
HealthyCompetition.gov is the latest effort by federal regulators to monitor the ongoing consolidation of the healthcare sector.
CMO
COVID and Medicare Payments Spark Remote Patient Monitoring Boom
Total Medicare payments for the four most common billing codes for remote monitoring rose from $5.5 million in 2019 to...
CMO
The Exec: How to Succeed in Value-Based Care Payment Arrangements
In value-based care, it is helpful to have clinician compensation tied to quality measures and outcomes.
Innovation
The Exec: MedStar Health's William Sheahan Sees a Future in Connected Care
The Maryland-based health system's vice president and chief innovation officer says healthcare must create platforms that connect patients to the...
CMO
The Exec: Accommodating Population Growth Top Priority for AdventHealth Chief Clinical Officer
AdventHealth expects Central Florida population growth of about 6% over the next four to five years, with a related increase...
Pharma
After Pandemic Delays, FDA Still Struggling to Inspect Foreign Drug Manufacturers
A ProPublica analysis of FDA data reveals that the agency only inspected 6% of the overseas plants where drugs and...