Have you been working out recently? We hope so, for today, Day Three of the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, was definitely a day for heavy lifting. Got a challenge that seems overwhelming? A problem that’s big...more
For those of you who know me, I like to have fun with my Zoom backgrounds – choosing photos of interesting scenery or changing them mid-call to reflect my mood or negotiating strategy. Sitting in front of my computer this...more
1/12/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EBITDA ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Healthcare ,
Humana ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Loss Ratio ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Moderna Inc. ,
Pfizer ,
Vaccinations ,
Value-Based Care
Sitting in the dark before 6 am in my Los Angeles house with my face lit up by yet another Zoom screen, wearing a stylish combination of sweatpants, dress shirt and last year’s JPM conference badge dangling around my neck for...more
1/12/2021
/ Affordable Care Act ,
CMMI ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Humana ,
Insurance Industry ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mental Health ,
Moderna Inc. ,
Over The Counter Drugs (OTC) ,
Pfizer ,
Professional Conferences ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Teleconferences ,
Vaccinations ,
Value-Based Care ,
Walgreens
According to a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) study reported in Health Affairs on March 24, 2020, national health care spending reached $3.81 trillion in 2019 and is projected to increase to $4.01 trillion...more
8/6/2020
/ CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financial Stimulus ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Private Equity ,
Trump Administration ,
Venture Capital
CMI, CMMI, and Changing the Consumer Experience in the U.S. and China -
Case Mix Index: Sitting in multiple hospital, payor and physician organization presentations at the J.P. Morgan healthcare conference this year, it is...more
1/17/2020
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
China ,
CMMI ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hospitals ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Outpatient Services ,
Universities ,
Value-Based Care
If I printed a tee shirt for the 2020 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, what would it say? In past years, it would have been “Big Data,” Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, ACA, Risk, Medicare Advantage or Quality. This...more
1/15/2020
/ Data Management ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Costs ,
Hospitals ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Patients ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians ,
Professional Conferences ,
Value-Based Care
Please Don’t Poke the Baby – Sharing a best practice and talking about taking a local hospital learning and turning it into a systemwide approach, Mark Harrison of Intermountain Healthcare shared the fact that taking fewer...more
1/9/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Cancer ,
Drug Pricing ,
Food Safety ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Hospitals ,
Medicaid ,
Partnerships ,
Physicians ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety
San Francisco (Monday, January 8, 2018): Outside it was raining heavily today in San Francisco, but inside the 2018 JP Morgan Healthcare Conference the weather was distinctly sunny. Nary a hint of gloom or pessimism was heard...more
1/11/2018
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Catholic Church ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Professional Conferences ,
Stem cells
A large amount of wind, much discussion about the U.S healthcare, and the public getting soaked again – if you were thinking about Washington, DC and the new Congress, you’re 3,000 miles away from the action. This is the week...more
1/11/2017
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Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Group Health Plans ,
Health Care Providers ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mental Health ,
Patients ,
Professional Conferences ,
Repeal ,
Telehealth
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that over 500 organizations will begin participating in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative. The large number of participating...more