On Dec. 9, 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $36.3 million in Affordable Care Act (ACA) funding to 1,113 health centers … Read More ›
Category: Patient Care & Quality
On April 16, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced ratings on its public information website, Hospital Compare, to make it easier … Read More ›
A group of physicians, practice administrators, and health care consultants met on Aug. 7 for PAMED’s second volume-to-value workshop conducted by nationally recognized expert Ray … Read More ›
“In a health care landscape where nothing stays in one place for long, innovation is the order of the day,” said a recent FierceHealthcare article that … Read More ›
On June 4, 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule updating the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The rule is … Read More ›
The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) appointed Michael J. Consuelos, MD, as senior vice president of clinical integration effective July 1, 2014. In … Read More ›
At The Hospital and Healthysystem Association of Pennsylvania’s (HAP’s) Patient Safety and Quality Symposium on Sept. 4, 2014, Gus Geraci, MD, consulting chief medical officer … Read More ›
According to a recent survey compiled by the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Association, patient-centered and value-based programs generated about $1 billion in savings by … Read More ›