RBRVS: an acronym we ought to think more about
RBRVS stands for the Resource Based Relative Value Scale, and codifies the time and effort involved for a comprehensive set of physician activities on wh…
The emergence of a new approach to drug development in cancer
Cancers are classified by the organ or tissue from which they arise, but as our molecular understanding increases, another level of categ…
Early results of the ACO experiment: directionally right, but impact is still small
In this study, the authors compare metrics for Medicare beneficiaries assigned to the 32 ACOs part of the Pioneer pr…
The rise, fall, and rebirth of the Chinese healthcare system
A fascinating account of the evolution of the Chinese healthcare system which almost seems to be an upside-down picture of the rest of the …
1. The final ACO rules largely maintain the demanding economic parameters for mature ACOs (Track 2) found in the originally proposed version (relative, for example, to the original PGP demonstration p…
New MedPAC report on Medicare fee for service utilization finds large geographic variation not explained by underlying risk or better outcomes. Another indicator of our HC system gone haywir…
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