HCCIntel: May 2019
Ascension’s Chief Community Impact Officer on Providing Care Outside the Hospital
Author: Samantha Liss | May 22, 2019 | HealthcareDive Tamarah Duperval-Brownlee is Ascension’s first chief community impact officer, which means she is in charge of helping guide the hospital operator’s new strategic vision to reimagine the best way to care for those in communities across...
May 28th, 2019
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Providers Applaud CMS’ Primary Care Initiative
The Primary Cares Initiative got a warm initial reception from key providers groups, but many still have questions about the details of the proposal. By John Commins | April 23, 2019 | healthleadermedia.com Provider associations are praising the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ plans...
May 6th, 2019
Payment Reform Paves The Way For Expanding Home-Based Primary Care
May 2, 2019 | Home Centered Care Institute The field of home-based primary care (HBPC) received extraordinary news as the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI),...
May 2nd, 2019
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CMS’ new payment models aim to ease the transition to risk
Written by Maria Castellucci | April 27, 2019 | Modern Healthcare Providers and analysts are calling new value-based physician payment models announced last week by the CMS game-changers, potentially signaling a new era in which many providers are taking on downside risk and...
May 2nd, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC
House Calls Can Lead to Dramatically Better Health Outcomes Among the Elderly
Written by Alieza Durana | Pacific Standard | May 1, 2019 Research shows that house calls are an excellent way to deliver care, providing better outcomes and lowering costs. So why aren’t we funding more of them? Dr. Eric De Jonge, a geriatrician at Medstar...
May 1st, 2019
Categories: Benefits of HBPC