By: Former Rep. Tony Coelho (D-Calif.), opinion contributor From: thehill.com As chairman of the Partnership to Improve Patient Care (PIPC), I have strived to ensure that the voices of patients and people with disabilities have a meaningful impact on health-care system reforms. Too often, we are at the table as a token or nod to the perspectives of patients and …
How value-based care and oncology come together in the healthcare ecosystem
By: Erin Dietsche From: medcitynews.com At the MedCity CONVERGE conference in Philadelphia on July 11, experts from Harvard Business School, payer Highmark and tech company Integra Connect explored how their organizations are approaching the intersection of cancer and value-based care. The movement away from fee-for-service doesn’t only apply to the healthcare industry at large. It also has implications in the …