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Primary Care, Everywhere: Connecting the Dots Across the Emerging Health Landscape

This paper explores the current limits of primary care in the US, looks at illustrative models that deliver primary care in a variety of settings, identifies barriers to innovation, and outlines pr
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The Affordable Care Act in California

The federal Affordable Care Act will transform how Californians obtain health insurance. CHCF examines what the law means for the state, and the building blocks moving forward.
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Interpreting in Palliative Care

As the use of palliative care grows, so does the diversity of patients who opt for it. A free curriculum for trainers of medical interpreters covers the topic with sensitivity.
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Measuring and Improving Patient Experience in Safety-Net Clinics

The business adage 'what gets measured gets managed' applies in health care. Two projects focus on measuring and improving the patient experience in community clinics.
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Physician Preference: Balancing Cost and Quality

The focus of this edition of the Economic Outlook is the physician preference market.
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FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part VII and Mental Health Parity Implementation

Frequently Asked Questions regarding implementation of the market reform provisions of the Affordable Care Act, as well as FAQs regarding implementation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental
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ACO Accreditation

The National Committee for Quality Assurance starts an accountable care organization accreditation , looking at seven critical areas that will allow hospitals, physicians and other providers to qualif
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Evidence-Based Medicine: The Present and Future of Hospital Care

While many hospital and health systems have already implemented evidence-based medicine and processes of care, there are still several challenges chief medical officers will have to face, ranging from
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Large Variations In Medicare Payments For Surgery Highlight Savings Potential From Bundled Payment Programs

Payers are considering bundled payments for inpatient surgery, combining provider reimbursements into a single payment for the entire episode.
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The PROMETHEUS Bundled Payment Experiment: Slow Start Shows Problems In Implementing New Payment Models

One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bundled payment, which provides payment for all of the care a patient needs over the course of a defined cl