What is Project IDEATE?

How best can you design an outcomes based agreement (OBA)? What are the key factors to consider? Project IDEATE is a “cross-disciplinary collaboration between National Health Service (NHS) Wales, industry and academia” with the aim to develop and refine OBA models. What were the key factors IDEATE considered for an OBA? Feasibility: Identify parameters to…

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Lynda Brown-Ganzert, RxPx

Lynda Brown-Ganzert is CEO of RxPx. The company is the 2022 merger of the company she founded, Curatio, which was a support system for rare disease patients, with RxMx, a complementary service that helped clinicians manage patients on treatment or clinical trials. Lynda says that somehow I inspired the merger! (Although I don’t remember it,…

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What Does the Federal Government Spend on Health Care?

As Congressional Republicans and President Trump search for trillions of dollars in cuts to mandatory federal spending that could help offset the cost of extending expiring tax cuts, this brief analyzes current support from the federal government for health programs and services, including both spending and tax subsidies as context for those federal budget discussions.

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AI in revenue cycle management: what providers should know

Ask any healthcare revenue cycle manager how they feel about using artificial intelligence (AI), and the response is likely to be “hopeful, but wary.” The potential is clear — fewer denials, faster reimbursements and more efficient workflows. However, with adoption slowing, it seems many have lingering concerns about implementation. According to Experian Health’s State of…

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