Frank Opelka on how surgeons view bundled payment
July 09, 2019
Suzanne Delbanco chats with Frank Opelka, MD, FACS, Medical Director for Quality and Health Policy with the American College of…
PAYMENT REFORM
Mental Health Month Wrap Up: A look at APMs in Behavioral Health
May 28, 2019
The slow progress in the behavioral health space, especially toward quality and accessibility of care for behavioral health and substance…
Gloria Sachdev on hospital-level price transparency
April 30, 2019
Listen in as Suzanne Delbanco chats with Gloria Sachdev, PharmD, President and CEO of the Employers’ Forum of Indiana. They…
Primary Care: An Amazonian-sized Effort
March 18, 2019
Like so many others in the industry, CPR staff are monitoring the buzz about Amazon/Berkshire Hathaway/ JP Morgan Chase’s Haven…
Using Policy Levers to Drive Change: A Last Resort?
February 26, 2019
Let’s face it. Something has got to give. While employers and health care purchasers have long tried to implement market-based…
Emily Transue on Washington State Health Care Authority’s shared decision making strategy
December 10, 2018
Suzanne Delbanco dials up Emily Transue, MD, Associate Medical Director for Clinical Quality and Care Transformation at the Washington State…
Ann Greiner on the Patient Centered Medical Home and its evolution over time
December 04, 2018
Suzanne Delbanco dials up Ann Greiner, President and CEO of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC), to discuss the patient…
High-Value Health Care Strategies That Are Also Good For the Environment
December 03, 2018
Climate change is the greatest health concern of the 21stcentury. It threatens our national and global political, economic and social…
After one year, SPARC remains more relevant than ever
November 27, 2018
Over the last several years, of all efforts to reform care delivery, health plans most prolifically adopted and implemented accountable…
MYTHBUSTER: Health plans will lead the way in advancing bundled payments
November 06, 2018
U.S. employers are hungry for new approaches to managing health care cost and improving quality. The average annual premium for…