NEJM Catalyst: How to Engage Specialists in Accountable Care Organizations
January 19, 2018
January 18, 2018 - Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have proliferated among both public and commercial payers, with the goal of optimizing the value of health care delivered to populations. The ACO model — voluntary networks of doctors, hospitals, and other providers — centers on transferring financial risk for the cost and quality of care from the payer to an ACO, theoretically incentivizing the delivery of high-value health care services and minimizing waste.
Health Affairs: Evaluating Community-Based Health Improvement Programs
January 8, 2018
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The Milbank Quarterly: Barriers to Care Among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults
December 11, 2017
Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Adults Face Barriers to Health Care – From Discrimination to Lack of Awareness on the Part of Health Care Providers
JAMA Pediatrics: Study Shows Azithromycin Overprescribed For Childhood Pneumonia
November 2, 2017
A combination of two antibiotics is often prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children but a JAMA Pediatrics study is now showing that using just one of the two has the same benefit to patients in most cases.