The case for Centers of Excellence in cancer care keeps growing. Great to see Kaiser Permanente sharing data about their learning and improvements. x.com/KPDOR/status/1…

Highly recommend this interview. Dr. Walton has made enormous contribution to underserved TX communities, demonstrated that value-based approach works. x.com/The_ACLC/statu…

Making #APMs work for patients. Health Affairs #valuebasedcare healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hbl…

Solid rules to live by. x.com/AmyCEdmondson/…

New leaders at CMSGov CMS Innovation Center summarize what's been learned, priorities going forward. The journey to value must continue. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Health Affairs ow.ly/sWPr50FQrZl

“Don’t blame value-based care for not being effective when you keep giving people a sugar high on fee-for-service,” said Dr. Mai Pham, a consultant who formerly served as CMS’ chief innovation officer. Modern Healthcare #valuebasedcare modernhealthcare.com/patient-care/s…

Are COVID-19 vaccine booster shots needed? ow.ly/yPQY50FU73t

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Doctors are increasingly turning to antibody drugs in a bid to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed by a surge of Covid-19 cases, a turnabout after months in which the treatments went mostly unused. ow.ly/e72Y50FU7ML

Adoption of #ChoosingWisely and reduction of low-value services requires leadership, culture, good HIT, payment reform, patient engagement. Don't expect individual clinicians to act without support, aligned incentives. Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly ABIM Foundation ow.ly/QcVd50FUR6s

Weekend listen recommendation: hear what new leaders at CMSGov CMS Innovation Center have to say about the future of value-based care. Chiquita Brooks-LaSure #valuebasedcare ow.ly/PBVO50FUPDN

One bright spot during this slog of a pandemic: As workers lost job-based coverage due to layoffs, Medicaid served as safety net option to prevent them from becoming uninsured. Urban Institute #Medicaid ow.ly/SDzN50FWayS

Congrats to WA Health Alliance for great collaborative work to raise the bar for health care in #Washington. Future focus on equity, primary care, behavioral health can drive more value for all patients, purchasers. WA Health Alliance National Alliance ow.ly/AJxm50FWv3A

What we've come to expect from Atul Gawande. Great storytelling with policy implications: public health and primary care should be grounded in communities, working together in teams. NASEM Health Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) ow.ly/i28350FXTqV

Join HCCI Oct. 28 prior to AmerAcadHomeCareMed’s Virtual Annual Meeting for a pre-conference session titled “Level Up! Take Your House Call Operations to New Heights.” Our experts will share actionable tips that will quickly yield results: ow.ly/fgTj50FzFgz #homehealthcare

What can we expect for the 2021-2022 flu season? For the sake of all the care already deferred, let's hope it's more like last year than like a typical year. JAMA Network ow.ly/37PE50FYBSK

We partnered with Institute for Accountable Care to summarize literature on high-performing #ACOs, delivery systems, MA plans. Spoiler alert: don't wait to enter #valuebasedcare because performance improves with practice. Institute4AC The National Association of ACOS ow.ly/sLBP50G2sfe

Want to know the characteristics of high-performing #ACOs, delivery systems, MA plans? Check out comprehensive lit review from Institute4AC . We were pleased to partner with Rob and Jen to make this resource available. #valuebasedpayment ow.ly/DD6850G2sTl

The Right has repeated the lie so often that they may actually believe that King would have opposed CRT. This is the consequence of their power to redefine reality. We must not acquiesce. We must reclaim him and our story. "latimes.com/opinion/story/…