The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is testing a new primary care model in eight states.
The Making Care Primary (MCP) Model includes enhanced payments in three tracks.
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CMS is testing new primary care model
CMS is testing new primary care model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is testing a new primary care model in eight states.
The Making Care Primary (MCP) Model includes enhanced payments in three tracks.
Mayo Clinic adopts Google Cloud’s generative AI app builder
Mayo Clinic is partnering with Google Cloud for generative AI, starting with a Gen App Builder in clinical workflows.
Paying for healthcare creates mental and financial health concerns
Unaffordable medical bills, higher deductible health plans, and confusing billing statements have caused an increase in physical and mental health issues for a majority of insured Americans, according to a new study from Health Payment Systems and PayM…
High-cost claims on the rise, especially among youth
Nearly eight in 10 employers consider drug prices, high-cost claims and hospital prices a significant threat to the affordability of employer-provided health coverage for employees and their families, and high-cost claims are rising, especially among y…
40% of healthcare workers experienced workplace violence in the last two years
A new survey from Premier has found that 40% of healthcare workers have experienced at least one incident of workplace violence within the past two years, with the violence occuring most frequently among nursing staff at the hands of men between 35-65….
Mayo Clinic announces plan to renovate, expand downtown campus
The Mayo Clinic has announced plans to renovate and expand its downtown Rochester, Minnesota campus.
The multi-year plan includes reimagining the former Lourdes High School site that Mayo Clinic purchased in 2013 with the intention of redeveloping the…
Evernorth, CarepathRx form partnership on specialty care
Evernorth Health Services, a subsidiary of Cigna, has announced a new strategic partnership with CarepathRx Health System Solutions (CHSS) with the goal of combining Evernorth’s specialty and care expertise with CHSS’ pharmacy and infusion management c…
ICD codes needed for loneliness to curb epidemic
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the mental and behavioral health needs of many Americans, and with social isolation rampant during that time, particular focus was trained on the health effects that can result from prolonged bouts of loneliness. Yet e…
AI to be tested in Kaiser Permanente’s AIM-HI program
Excitement around artificial intelligence has grown in the last five months, but there’s a big evidence gap between what AI is hyped to do and what it is actually doing to make a difference in impacting positive patient outcomes, according to Dr. Vince…
