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Recon takes an analytical look behind select developments in healthcare

January 22, 2016

Observations on NextGen ACO’s first cohort of participants

By Tory Wolff

Providers

Earlier this month, CMS announced the first cohort of Next Generation ACO (“NGACO”) providers (see here our summary of the key changes made in the Next Generation). Below are a few thoughts on who sig…

January 6, 2016

Outcomes patients want: Could it be that the more common the condition, the worse doctors understand the outcomes patients seek?

By Tory Wolff

Providers

Leif Solberg and team published research last month contrasting how patients value outcomes vs. how physicians think patients value outcomes. The approach was novel: they asked patients! They identifi…

January 5, 2016

NEJM Highlights December 2015: providing effective healthcare is hard and expensive – but ineffective care can be even more expensive – and defining what expensive means in healthcare is hard

By Marc Herant

NEJM Highlights

A new focus on the diagnostic reliability of clinicians Two perspectives highlighting the recent report from the National Academy of Medicine (formerly IOM) entitled “Improving Diagnosis in Health Car…

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