A unique solution: McKesson testimony says regulation of health IT must be...
McKesson’s Jacqueline Mitus, MD, submitted written testimony to the health subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee March 20 hearing on how innovation in health IT benefits patients. Her...
View ArticleAMA/McKesson plans to help identify and track molecular diagnostic tests...
On February 26, the American Medical Association and McKesson jointly announced a “licensing relationship to offer the healthcare system a consistent and transparent way to identify and track molecular...
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Breaking down barriers, building collaboration
“The healthcare industry has been forced to accept change. Nearly every speech, article and white paper by healthcare executives begins by acknowledging this. However, there is no precedent for the...
View ArticleDr. Emad Rizk on healthcare transformation at WHCC 2013
Last week’s 10th Annual World Health Care Congress brought together innovators from throughout the industry to focus not only on the challenges we face in transforming to value-based healthcare but...
View ArticleAdvice for payers in dynamic times: “Stay flexible”
James Evans, vice president of Financial and Network Management at McKesson Health Solutions, discusses key investments for payers that want to be prepared for the shift to more accountable care....
View ArticleDr. Doug Moeller on how to optimize molecular diagnostics
WHCC’s Mabel Jong sat down with McKesson Health Solutions medical director Dr. Doug Moeller to discuss the company’s recent partnership with the American Medical Association to bring greater...
View ArticleThe Value of Actionable Content in an Oncological Setting
In the May issue of American Health and Drug Benefits, Laura Coughlin, RN, and A. Jacqueline Mitus, MD explain how “actionable content,” or information that can automatically prompt the best decisions...
View ArticleImproved systems will help make EHR benefits real
“As you start to get value and start to try to implement patient-centered medical homes and ACOs, the value is not going to be vertical. The value is going to be in the connection of the verticals,”...
View ArticleAHIP’s Institute 2013: Clearing the way
Clearing the way for healthcare reform and other pressing marketing demands isn’t easy. Healthcare organizations need to not only see the path forward but also begin the journey, confident that the...
View ArticleGetting started with bundled payments
Momentum for bundled payment programs continues to build: According to analysis by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), bundling payments for hospital and post-acute care for the Medicare population...
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Network Management: Are You Ignoring a Critical Asset?
Four major market disruptors are thrusting network management into the spotlight for health plans: changing care delivery models, more advanced and value-based reimbursement models, demand for new...
View ArticleContent as a Service: Actionable Information at the Point of Care
Matthew Zubiller, Laura Coughlin, RN, and A. Jacqueline Mitus, MD described the application of “content as a service” (CaaS) to healthcare on February 12 in Executive Insights: With CaaS, rules are...
View ArticleAdvanced Reimbursement Solutions: Proving Value through Policy Alignment
Initiatives such as patient-centered medical homes, accountable care organizations and other value-based strategies are moving from pilot to production phase in the market. These initiatives typically...
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