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Study: Safety net hospitals improve care in P4P demo project
While electronic medical records made the job easier, even safety net hospitals with less information technology tools in place managed to improve patient care through pay for performance incentives,... Read more...
Congress considers bundled payments for Medicare
While the idea is still in its early stages, Congress is taking a serious look at the notion of paying for an episode of care in some cases rather than permitting providers to bill for separate... Read more...
CMS shares approaches for transforming FFS Medicare
CMS has released a group of documents explaining how it expects to transition the Medicare fee-for-service program to a quality-based system rather than paying based on service volume. One paper... Read more...
