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Doctors Just Took a Pay Cut – VBP in 2022 with Gail Zahtz – Part 3

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and Quality Payment Program , and there are big changes to physician payments. In particular, the Medicare conversion factor, which forms the…

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Are We Crying Wolf? VBP in 2022 with Gail Zahtz – Part 2

We planned to discuss quality measures but shifted to address a very important piece of listener feedback after the and . The comments came from a doctor in the audience and I know there are many more doctors and healthcare administrators who feel…

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How to deal with expectations for digital apps and increase access to on-demand care

In this Halloween special of This Week in Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy discuss digital transformation and AI with guest Shelby Sanderford, CEO of Docpace. Shelby shares her story of how she got started in healthcare IT working in a hospital. They are on a mission to eliminate wait times for patients and eliminate need…

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Health Equity is Population Health – VBP in 2022 with Gail Zahtz – Part 1

There’s a lot of unknowns as we head into 2022, but one thing is certain: Health Equity will be a major focus for CMS and CMMI. Gail Zahtz, CEO of , tells us that “value-based payment models have failed to deliver on the promise of health…

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