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Elation’s Kyna Fong on a new type of EMR company
By MATTHEW HOLT There’s so much happening in the Health 2.0 world of new technology in health that it’s hard to keep up. AI, VR, AR, Blockchain–and they’re just the buzzwords keeping the VCs happy. So this year I’ve decided...
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Mon, Jan 02 2017 10:57 PM
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Improving MACRA’s Chances of Success
By ROSE, HUSSEY, MARTINEAU and FRIEDBERG Many providers view the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2016 (MACRA) with skepticism. MACRA represents the largest implementation of physician pay-for-performance ever attempted in the United States...
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Fri, Jan 06 2017 11:06 AM
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A Bird’s Eye View from the Penalty Box
By NIRAN AL-AGBRA, MD The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) EHR Incentive Program—also known as Meaningful Use (MU)—initially provided incentives to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) to meet certified program...
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Tue, Jan 10 2017 2:57 PM
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Pig in a Poke Health Reform
By UWE REINHARDT From a political perspective, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s trashing of ObamaCare (a.k.a. the Affordable Care Act or ACC) during CNN’s recent town hall meeting probably was quite effective. One would, of course, not expect a staunch political...
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Mon, Jan 16 2017 9:07 AM
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The “Art of the Deal” in the Healthcare
BY MICHAEL MILLENSON Obamacare, at least in its original incarnation, is on its way out. The pressing question now is whether “art of the deal” health care will remain. “The Art of the Deal” is the title of the 1987 best-seller that catapulted real estate...
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Fri, Jan 20 2017 9:18 AM
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Interview with Mark Pauly: Part 2
President Trump and Obamacare By SAURABH JHA Healthcare reformers, like the wives of King Henry the 8th, have a thankless job. In a curious inversion of the Tudors, President Trump, who has promised to make healthcare great again, finds...
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Sat, Jan 21 2017 12:29 PM
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Repeal + Replace
ACA Repeal and the Ethics of Belief
By DAVID INTROCASO An elderly patient presents to a physician with symptoms of pneumonia. The physician ignores accepted medical standards of care and chooses to believe the patient suffers from a cold or flu. The patient dies of pneumonia. What evidence...
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Mon, Jan 23 2017 1:47 PM
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And the Democrats Wonder Why They Lost the Election?
By ALLISON BOWLES Now I have insurance. But I can’t use it. What am I supposed to do? I know this one is long but it’s worth a read if you want to understand issues pertinent to the Affordable Care Act. My personal story illustrates many of...
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Thu, Jan 26 2017 11:04 AM
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Simulated ACOs vs Real-World ACOs
By KIP SULLIVAN CMS began two Medicare ACO experiments in 2012 – the Pioneer program and the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Data on these programs available at CMS’s website paints a discouraging picture of the programs’ ability to cut costs...
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Sat, Jan 28 2017 1:03 PM
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Purging Healthcare of Unnatural Acts
BY UWE REINHARDT Everyone knows (or should know) that forcing a commercial health insurer to write for an individual a health insurance policy at a premium that falls short of the insurer’s best ex ante estimate of the cost of health care that individual...
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Tue, Jan 31 2017 12:41 PM
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Announcing 1st And Future, A Startup Competition from the NFL and the Texas Medical Center
The Texas Medical Center has been working with Health 2.0 to promote startup competitions, incubators and health tech innovation for a while now. But this is the first time that I recall them giving the opportunity to win Superbowl tickets. Intrigued...
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Mon, Jan 02 2017 10:58 PM
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America’s Health and The 2016 Election: An Unexpected Connection
By JEFF GOLDSMITH Donald Trump’s stunning upset victory has occasioned a lot of searching among political analysts for an underlying explanation for the unexpected turn in voter sentiment. Many point to Trump’s galvanizing support among white working...
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Wed, Jan 04 2017 3:14 PM
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Should Cleveland Clinic’s Anti-Vax Physician lose his Medical License?
By SAURABH JHA Years ago, when I was less inflexible, I took up Pilates. My instructor, Jim, a charming chap with an infectious laughter, was a 911 truther. I’d egg him on to hear about his conspiracy theories. Jim believed that 911 was concocted by Bush...
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Tue, Jan 10 2017 6:27 AM
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Why Consumers Are the New Patients
RAY DESROCHER Meet Edith Stowe. An 83-year-old resident of the District of Columbia, Ms. Stowe has made a routine out of her two to three monthly trips to MedStar Health, a Maryland-based nonprofit health system. After all, her life literally depends...
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Wed, Jan 11 2017 9:38 PM
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Not Normal Chaos
By JOE FLOWER The short version of Vox’s Sarah Skiff on “Why Republican disarray on health care doesn’t doom repeal efforts” would read something like: “It always looks this way in the throes of preparing major legislation. Remember how wild and confusing...
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Thu, Jan 19 2017 8:06 AM
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