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CMS unveils person-centered primary care model but excludes high-revenue ACOs

Fierce Healthcare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model), allowing eligible accountable care organizations to treat people with with | Accountable care organizations are largely supportive of CMS' new primary care model released Tuesday, they wish the agency would broaden its scope (..)

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Industry Voices—Why is it so hard to measure the impact of primary care?

Fierce Healthcare

As accountable and full-risk payment structures grow in market share and popularity, there is a pressing need to redefine how success in primary care is measured. Remember when the Camden Coalition’s hotspotting approach was the new kid on the block? |

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CMS’ ACO Primary Care Flex Model Could Offer Home-Based Care Providers’ Risk-Based Opportunity

Home Health Care

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary model Tuesday – centered around primary care providers – that could offer home-based care providers more opportunity to dive into risk-based care. They fill the gaps, and are able to see and treat patients where primary care providers cannot.

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Clinician Shortage Worsens Primary Care Crisis, Experts Reveal

HIT Consultant

has seen a consistent decline in primary care clinicians since 2014 due to fewer clinicians entering the workforce, increased rates of burnout and decreased direct patient care, according to the latest evidence report from the Primary Care Collaborative and Robert Graham Center. What You Should Know: – The U.S.

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Summer Health Expands to Primary Care for Parents

HIT Consultant

What You Should Know: Summer Health , a text-based service for parents to get answers to urgent needs from pediatricians, is expanding into primary care. Improving Access to Medical Professionals Summer Health’s care teams are expanding their services to benefit thousands of parents across the nation in the following ways: 1.

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JPMorgan Chase Launches 3 Advanced Primary Care Centers 

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What You Should Know: – Vera Whole Health announced a collaboration with Central Ohio Primary Care (COPC) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to launch three new on-site advanced primary care centers across the company’s Columbus offices. Primary Care Services for Employers and Employees. acne, eczema). .

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Accountable Care Organizations Are Diving Head First Into Home-Based Care

Home Health Care

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) have considerably increased their home-based care arsenals over recent years. They’ve also diversified the types of home-based care they offer, and are finally finding ways for it to make economic sense in capitated models. Source: Institute for Accountable Care.