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In Utah, Process Measures Are Winning Friends, Influencing Outcomes
Value-Based ToolsIn Utah, Process Measures Are Winning Friends, Influencing OutcomesUniversity of Utah’s Value-Driven Outcomes program encourages attention to process. It’s a maligned concept in health...
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Three Turbulent Spots That Could Ground Value-Based Care
Value-Based ToolsThree Turbulent Spots That Could Ground Value-Based CareAt their core, value-based care models are expressions of health care’s Triple Aim. Lack of attention to any one of its...
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Value-Based Care: 5 Not-So-Easy Pieces
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Value-Based ToolsCMS Opens Window for BPCI Advanced but Target Prices Are Still Behind the CurtainsMedicare’s new bundled payments program is expected to be popular, despite unanswered questions about...
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Altarum’s MESA Turns High-Deductible Coverage on its Head
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Seeking the Value in Value-Based Care
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Heaps of Health Care Waste. In Washington State, They Are Sifting Through It
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Cooking Up Some Value-based Care? Here Are Some of the Ingredients You Will...
Cooking Up Some Value-based Care? Here Are Some of the Ingredients You Will Need.A new report finds that successful programs have a third dimension beyond financial incentives and quality measurement....
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