With quality measure saturation in value-based contracts, many primary care physicians feel set up to fail. Research conducted at the Providence health system shows primary care physicians are ...

Managed care organizations (MCOs), situated at the intersection of payers, providers, and patients, are uniquely placed to address these dual gaps. This article outlines 10 leadership priorities—5 ...

A new JAMA Health Forum analysis suggests one reason doctors are wary of value-based care arrangements: overkill. Researchers found that primary care physicians in one large integrated health system ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Board of Family Medicine has developed a measure to examine continuity of care. Eight in 10 ...

In February of this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its “Universal Foundation” for aligning quality measures across its own programs. The CMS effort is not ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Remember when the Camden Coalition’s hotspotting approach was the new kid on the block? It was simple and made intuitive sense—a compelling strategy to reduce healthcare costs and boost quality for ...

The core functions of primary care are first contact access, comprehensiveness, continuity, coordination and ...

A higher percentage of accountable care organization (ACO) primary care providers was associated with physician leadership, upside financial risk, and financial compensation of physicians tied to ...

Despite spending close to twice as much per person on healthcare, the U.S. achieves worse health outcomes. With U.S. healthcare costs now accounting for close to 20% of the country’s GDP, is the way ...

"We're held to certain standards in primary care, and we have measures that we are required ... including Medicare innovation programs. These providers can leverage Brook.ai's remote care capabilities ...