UCSF: The Accountable Care Act and the Health Workforce in California
The University of California, San Francisco Center for the Health Professions has issued a comprehensive report on the readiness of Continue reading
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CMMI Announces $1 Billion Healthcare Innovation Challenge
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has announced the Health Care Innovation Challenge, which will award up $1 Continue reading
Davis Wright Tremaine: Advisories on ACO Legal Guidances and Governance
Davis Wright Tremaine has issued an advisory on the three final legal guidances on accountable care organizations (ACOs) issued in Continue reading
What a difference a year makes – report from 2nd National ACO Congress
What a difference a year makes… At last year’s (first-ever) National Accountable Care Organization Congress, there was a palpable “buzz” Continue reading
Joint Commission: Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community
The Joint Commission has released a field guide on how to improve communication with and provide culturally competent, patient- and Continue reading
Urban Institute: ACOs in Medicare and the Private Sector
This Urban Institute policy paper, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides an update on the Medicare Shared Savings Continue reading
Accountable Care Organization Learning Network Analysis of Final Medicare ACO Regulations
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice and the Engleberg Center for Health Care Reform at the Brookings Continue reading
Final Medicare ACO Fraud and Abuse, Antitrust, and Tax Guidances
Along with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’ publication of its final rule for the Medicare Shared Savings Continue reading
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