Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of the Failing U.S. Health System An excellent review by the Commonwealth Foundation. At minimum, look at the Exhibits. Unfortunately, measures to “improve” our healthcare system are almost exclusively directed at financial changes and not a restructuring of the way care is delivered.
About healthcare quality/safety
Bringing PREMs and PROMs Into Value-Based Care “During a Sept. 17 panel discussion, Susannah Bernheim, M.D. , M.H.S., chief quality officer and acting chief medical officer with the CMS Innovation Center, described how CMS alternative payment models are evolving to include patient-reported measures.
Bernheim, who was previously senior director of quality measurement at the Yale-New Haven Hospital Centers for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE), was speaking at an Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality meeting about bringing patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) into value-based care. “
White House unveils sweeping healthcare safety efforts: 8 notes A good summary of some items mentioned in last week’s Blog.
About health insurance/insurers
Marking 50 Years of ERISA A reminder from AHIP
Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases As usual, notice the preponderance of these acts against public programs.
About the public’s health
FDA approves first nasal spray flu vaccine for use at home “The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first at-home flu vaccine, a nasal spray that consumers with a prescription will be able to order online starting next year.
Health experts say the convenience of the spray — FluMist — could lead to increased flu vaccination rates.
The maker of the vaccine, AstraZeneca, said it will supply the vaccine to a third-party online pharmacy where people can complete a screening assessment to determine if they are candidates. The pharmacy will then evaluate patients’ eligibility and decide if they are able to administer the vaccine.”
About healthcare finance
Cardinal Health acquiring Integrated Oncology Network for $1.1B “Healthcare supply and services company Cardinal Health has a deal in place to acquire Integrated Oncology Network, a collection of more than 50 community oncology centers, for just over $1.1 billion, the companies announced Friday.
The pickup will see ION’s practices, over 100 providers and other practice management and practice growth services join Navista, Cardinal’s cancer unit.”