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5 Min Read

8 provisions that can make or break pay-for-performance contracts

The devil is in the details on how a proposed agreement assigns patients, evaluates physician performance and calculates payment.

Payment & Delivery Models
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4 Min Read

March 22, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Roundtable on regulatory relief, the opioid epidemic and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

March 22, 2018: State Advocacy Update

AMA urges Connecticut to oppose physician assistant bill, co-branding a new MAT advocacy document and more in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

Pay-for-performance programs: 4 key factors to consider

If structured right, pay-for-performance contracts can reward physicians for activities they’re already doing. AMA advice can help you steer clear of trouble spots.

Payment & Delivery Models
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5 Min Read

Get answers to 9 withhold questions before entering risk pool

Viewed by some as a relic of the 1990s, payment withholds may be coming back. Here are the top factors that must be spelled out in these arrangements.

Payment & Delivery Models
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2 Min Read

March 8, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on AMA, Anthem try new tack: Working together to improve health care

Working together to improve health care - Read about AMA's work with Anthem.

Advocacy Update
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AMA, Anthem try new tack: Working together to improve health care

They are pursuing an alternative approach to address health care costs, cut administrative burdens and develop new delivery models for high-quality care.

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Physician giving a nutrition class.
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For this clinic, diabetes prevention program is in the house

Frustrated by a lack of DPPs to send patients with prediabetes, this Michigan family medicine practice started its own. Here are the results so far.

Prevention & Wellness
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5 Min Read

Physician-only ACOs lead the way on improving quality and savings

A strong primary care base and a willingness to invest in care coordination infrastructure are the keys to successful physician-only accountable care organizations.

Payment & Delivery Models