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The Real Secret Sauce of Medicare’s Participation in Regional Collaboratives — Network Effects

Last week I asked whether Medicare’s Biggest Change in 40 Years is on the horizon. That post described and discussed implications of Medicare’s new direction for the medical home — the shelving of Medicare Medical Home Demonstration (MMHD) and the refocusing on the recently announced Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Initiative (MAPCI). In that post I touched briefly on [...]

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Megatrend Spotting: Collaborative Care Management Networks

“Why can’t we all just get along?”  Rodney King The Megatrend: Collaborative Care Management Networks (CCMNs) It’s been quite a while since I spotted a new Disease Management Megatrend, but here’s one that’s long overdue: Collaborative Care Management Networks will be necessary to achieve optimal care coordination. The trend in a nutshell:  payers (and others) are [...]

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e-Newsletter archives

October 25, 2006 Commentary — Lifemasters Pulls the Plug on Oklahoma Medicare Health Support Project October 16, 2006 The Next Big Thing — Hospital at Home June 16, 2006 “Will Physicians Collaborate or Compete with DM Companies?” June 15, 2005 “Resolving the ROI Debate — A Call for Transparency” June 7, 2004 “Resources And Commentaries [...]

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