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Stopping Referral Leakage with Telemedicine

GlobalMed

Managed care organizations like Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) or Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) typically require patients to see providers in their network. Systems like accountable care organizations (ACOs) that use value-based care or payment models can no longer manage the cost or quality of the patient’s care.

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Welcome Back Kotter: New York’s next 1115 Waiver

Docnotes

Had PPS been required to have broader governance – including community-based organizations, health plans, faith-based organizations, Health Information Exchanges, and other nonprofits, we would have had more balanced governance decision-making that would have supported the policy goals of the program more consistently statewide.

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Video: Farzad Mostashari on patient engagement, ‘physician ACOs’

Meaningful HIT News

As I alluded to earlier, I was leaving the press room one afternoon at HIMSS14, and there I see former national health IT coordinator Dr. Farzad Mostashari hanging around Gregg Masters and Dr. Pat Salber of Health Innovation Media.