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NewsInsurance industry attacks healthcare legislation
Unwilling to accept the new momentum behind healthcare legislation lying down, the health insurance industry launched a new attack against the healthcare legislation drafted by the Senate Finance... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Is pharma's future outside of drugs?
Here's a radical thought: Pharma's future may expand well beyond medications. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that to prepare for the pharma world of 2020, pharmaceutical companies... Read more...
CMS hires PwC to review hospitals' HIPAA compliance
Working with consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers, CMS has begun a series of "compliance reviews" of hospitals to see whether they're meeting the standards set by the security rule... Read more...
PwC: Next year could see big healthcare shifts
A new study by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggests that next year could be a big one for the healthcare industry, with major structural changes afoot which could change the industry. These include... Read more...
Trend: Number of P4P programs increasing rapidly
Despite complaints from some providers, it looks like the volume of pay-for-performance programs emerging in the U.S. is increasing rapidly. However, research suggests that such programs may have... Read more...
Study: P4P definitions, incentives still 'incomplete'
Pay-for-performance schemes may sound like a good way to improve quality, but to date, the industry hasn't set any consistent quality standards--or provided enough money in incentives to motivate... Read more...
| Press ReleasesPress Release: Pay for Performance in Healthcare Gets an “Incomplete” Report CardPay for Performance in Healthcare Get an “Incomplete” Report Card Says PricewaterhouseCoopers Report Universal Measures, Greater Financial Incentives for Doctors Needed to Improve Quality New Read more >> |
