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Solving the mismatch between poor quality scores and outstanding care

Jan. 29, 2018 / By Kristine Daynes

Recently, I reviewed the Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) scores for three hospitals recognized nationally for outstanding care and patient safety. They didn’t look good. The ratings for clinical outcomes […]

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Medicare Advantage 101

March 23, 2016 / By Clark Cameron

Over the past 10 years, Medicare Advantage (aka Medicare Part C) has become increasingly popular among beneficiaries and health plans. Seniors enjoy significant monthly cost savings over Original, fee-for-service Medicare, […]

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Predictive models and population health risk: Payment (part one)

Jan. 25, 2016 / By Richard Fuller, MS, Norbert Goldfield, MD

In this blog we take a look at risk-adjustment models used in population health. There are two related but distinct uses for population risk models – payment and population health […]