6,895 research outputs found
Charting a Path for Health Care Payment Reform: Recommendations for the Field
Outlines health policy experts' and stakeholders' suggestions for payment reform: identifying ways to improve quality and save costs, short- and long-term strategies, potential unintended consequences, technical assistance, and performance measurements
Strategies for Reining In Medicare Spending Through Delivery System Reforms: Assessing the Evidence and Opportunities
Outlines promising measures to achieve savings in Medicare costs by reducing the need for hospitalization and readmission and by reducing disparities across physicians and geographic areas in care delivery, utilization, and expenditures
State Strategies to Improve Quality and Efficiency: Making the Most of Opportunities in National Health Reform
Examines ten states' initiatives to address key components of quality and efficiency improvement, including data collection, aggregation, and standardization; public reporting; payment reform; consumer engagement; and provider engagement
Organizing the U.S. Health Care Delivery System for High Performance
Analyzes the fragmentation of the healthcare delivery system and makes policy recommendations -- including payment reform, regulatory changes, and infrastructure -- for creating mechanisms to coordinate care across providers and settings
Sentara Healthcare: A Case Study Series on Disruptive Innovation Within Integrated Health Systems
Examines how integration and ties with health plans, physicians, and hospitals helped protect against revenue volatility and enabled experimentation; factors that facilitate integration; innovative practices; lessons learned; and policy implications
The Performance Improvement Imperative: Utilizing a Coordinated, Community-Based Approach to Enhance Care and Lower Costs for Chronically Ill Patients
Proposes principles for federal leadership and a community-level strategy for improving healthcare performance for high-cost patients as a way to curb health spending. Lists programmatic priorities and design considerations for intervention initiatives
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