by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Aug 14, 2015 | Accountability, Delivery, Featured Post, Long Term Service and Support, Population Health Management, The Triple Aim
Recently the New England Journal of Medicine published a great article in the “Perspective” section, “The Older Americans Act at 50”. Unfortunately the article is available online only to those who are subscribers, so I will try to give a very brief overview of its...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 21, 2015 | Accountability, Data, Delivery, Featured Post, News
Recently the Boston Globe published the much-anticipated results of the independent actuarial accounting of the results of the first two years of the Pioneer ACOs program of CMMI.(Click here to read the whole article.) I find it impossible to read this without wanting...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | May 5, 2015 | Delivery, Featured Post, Leadership, Reform, Strategy, The Triple Aim
In my recent encounters with leaders who are fostering healthcare innovation in Vermont, I have observed that leadership within the ACOs, The Vermont Medical Society, forward-looking and socially oriented members of Faculty at the UVM Medical School, the leadership of...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Apr 28, 2015 | Delivery, Featured Post, Leadership, News, Process Improvement, Reform, Strategy
I am now involved in a small way with the Vermont Healthcare Innovation Project that is the latest of several efforts in Vermont to move away from healthcare that is fragmented, inefficient and expensive. Despite efforts to move toward value-based reimbursement and...
by Dr. Gene Lindsey | Feb 26, 2015 | Featured Post, Payment Models, Purchasing, Reform
Healthcare payment models are changing. Since the passage four years ago of the Affordable Health Care act, even the total optimists have become somewhat frustrated with the ups and downs of implementation, and many progressives continue to call for even greater...