Summit Medical Group has moved aggressively to adopt alternative payment models. CEO Dr. Jeffrey Le Benger explains why and how the organization succeeded with it.
Category: Modern Healthcare
Data Points: Open season for direct contracting
Open enrollment is coming to a close for most employer-sponsored health plans. Though the percentage is still small, more and more companies are turning to direct contracting in benefit design.
The prospect of CMS paying for housing attracts attention, advice and questions
Providers and policy analysts welcomed the CMS’ news it may offer a payment model for hospitals to provide housing and other social services, but they argue success depends on collaborating with other agencies and organizations.
Investors pour money into addiction treatment, but quality questions remain
Some private equity investors are focused on developing high-end residential facilities for self-pay and commercially insured patients rather than comprehensive outpatient services for publicly and privately insured patients.
Building a better patient portal
Patient uptake of portals lags, and functionality is still limited. Providers and vendors are setting out to change that.
Commentary: Ending non-emergency rides to care for Medicaid patients would be counter-productive
A rule change under consideration by the CMS would allow states to opt out of the requirement that they provide non-emergency medical transportation to Medicaid beneficiaries. The change could increase costs, severely limit access to care and lead…
Week Ahead: Senate committee looks at affordability; ONC annual meeting targets interoperability
The Senate HELP Committee continues its yearlong look at healthcare costs. Health IT leaders, meanwhile, gear up for talking interoperability at ONC’s annual meeting.
Possible new weapon against TB lurks in dirt
A possible new tool to defeat antibiotic resistance in tuberculosis has been found in soil: natural antibiotics called kanglemycins.
Maine governor ordered by judge to expand Medicaid
A judge in Maine Wednesday ruled that outgoing Gov. Paul LePage must implement an expansion of Medicaid passed by voters last year. LePage’s administration is ordered to comply by Dec. 5.
California AG greenlights CHI-Dignity merger, with conditions
The California Department of Justice has blessed the merger between Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives, but the approval carries several conditions.
