Year: 2018

Healthcare in the United States is no longer focused primarily on care provided at the point-of-service. It now requires a broader perspective such as a focus on health promotion, population health, and individualized approaches. The main goal is to achieve the Triple Aim: Patient Satisfaction, Better Health Outcomes, and Reduced Costs. The Triple Aim is […]

The chronic condition burden The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says about 93% of total Medicare spending is on beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions.2 As the population ages, hospitals and physician practices face the daunting challenge of improving quality of care for more and more chronically ill patients while also containing costs. Spending and […]

  In 2015, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) became law. The buildup to MACRA seemed inevitable in the face of skyrocketing fees for healthcare. MACRA would create a new approach in terms of delivering better, higher quality medical care while actually expending fewer resources in the process. Better care, more efficiently delivered? […]