Accountable Docs Blog

Who succeeds when large payers, such as Medicare Advantage, pay for value? A recently published study in Medical Care suggests that health plans that contract with physicians who are more exposed [...]

As a pediatrician, I have one of the best jobs in health care: keeping children healthy. It’s also a tremendous responsibility.

Simple explanations and information about Medicare for All, the public option, Medicare Buy-In and Medicaid Buy-In.

CAPP Chairman Stephen Parodi, MD, joined a panel at the Self-Insured Institute of America’s national conference to share how coordinated cancer care can make a difference.

In 2009, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts launched an Alternative Quality Contract (AQC), a value-based payment model with providers across the state. Now, researchers have analyzed eight [...]

Delirium affects more than 7 million post-operative patients annually. In fact, it occurs in 29 to 64 percent of elderly patients. JAMA reports it also contributes about $164 billion in [...]

A recent study by the Permanente Medical Groups found that one-third of Americans are stressed  to meet basic needs such as stable housing, adequate food, and reliable transportation.

The five CAPP pillars of accountable care—physician leadership, HIT, care coordination, quality measurement, and outcomes-based payment—work together to not only address the physical needs of our [...]

Physician leaders in CAPP groups and other settings are constantly called upon to make decisions about the relevance and value of technology-driven solutions in healthcare. That’s why the [...]

As the organization that worked with researchers to define the foundations of the first “accountable care” models, CAPP is keenly interested in performance data on how ACOs and other accountable [...]