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The Don Berwick legacy on his last CMS day

As Dr. Donald Berwick exits the administrator post at the Centers for the Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today, the healthcare industry reminisces about his 18 months in office. Although cut

HHS offering $1B in grants for innovative healthcare ideas

Calling all health IT entrepreneurs! The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) is offering $1 billion in grants to applicants who come up

De-funding Center for Medicare Innovation would kill best part of reform

A story in FierceHealthcare last week really disturbed me. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as "healthcare reform" and mocked by some as a government takeover of

EHRs will support goals of accountable care organizations

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act encourages the creation of "accountable care organizations" to promote better care coordination, quality and efficiency. While ACOs are really just an

As details emerge, 'reform' bill sounds more like real reform

I haven't been a fan of what many people have called "historic healthcare reform" legislation. My stance has nothing to do with how I feel about government spending or control, or even the