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    • "The Changing Dynamics of Healthcare Finance and Delivery" Presentation to Texas Association of Health Plans, Bastrop, TX, October 18, 2011
    • "Choosing Partners in a Complex Medical World – ACO’s and Other Practice Models” Presentation to Texas Medical Association, San Antonio, TX, July 12, 2011
    • "Choosing Partners in a Complex Medical World – ACO’s and Other Practice Models” Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Houston, TX, June 30, 2011
    • “Choosing Partners in a Complex Medical World – ACO’s and Other Practice Models” Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Dallas, TX, June 29, 2011
    • “Choosing Partners in a Complex Medical World – ACO’s and Other Practice Models” Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Fort Worth, TX, June 28, 2011
    • “Choosing Partners in a Complex Medical World – ACO’s and Other Practice Models” Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Lubbock, TX, June 8, 2011
    • “Choosing Partners in a Complex Medical World – ACO’s and Other Practice Models” Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Austin, TX, June 7, 2011
    • “Choose Your Partners Wisely – Accountable Care Organizations – Friend or PHO?” Presentation to Metroplex Hospital, Killeen, TX, May 23, 2011
    • "CMS Value-Based Purchasing Strategies for Success" Presentation to Healthcare Quality (CIHQ), Phoenix, AZ, Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, May 12, 2011
    • "Choose Your Partners Wisely, ACOs and Other Practice Models" TexMed 2011, Houston, Texas, Texas Medical Society, May 13, 2011
    • Nelson, Bryn (May 2011) cited in "Value-Based Purchasing Raises the Stakes" The Hospitalist Magazine (Internet)
    • "Accountable Care Organizations: Washington Update" Presentation to the Auburn Post Graduate Program , Washington D.C., March 22, 2011
    • "Accountable Care Organizations and State Medical Associations" Presentation to American Association of Medical Society Executives, Washington D.C., Omni Hotel, January 18, 2011
    • "Accountable Care Organizations" Presentation to the Houston Bar Association, Houston, TX, January 12, 2011
    • "Accountable Care Organizations: Opportunity or Threat" Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Dallas, TX, December 14, 2010
    • "Accountable Care Organizations: Opportunity or Threat" Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Houston, TX, December 9, 2010
    • ”Accountable Care Organizations: Opportunity or Threat" Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Fort Worth, TX, November 18, 2010
    • "Accountable Care Organizations: Opportunity or Threat" Presentation to Texas Medical Association, San Antonio, TX, November 11, 2010
    • "Accountable Care Organizations: Opportunity or Threat" Presentation to Texas Medical Association, Austin TX, November 4, 2010
    • "Accountable Care Organizations-Friend or PHO?" Texas Medical Association - Fall Meeting, Austin, TX, October 16, 2010
    • "How Healthcare Reform will Affect Your Business - The Opportunities and Hazzards, Panel Discussion." 2010 Tax Symposium, Dallas, TX, August 23, 2010 and Houston, TX, August 25, 2010
    • Hospitals Should Plan Now for Value-Based Purchasing, Which May Be Game-Changer, AIS's Health Reform Week; Volume 1, Number 8 (July 19, 2010)
    • “How I Quit Worrying and Learned to Love Health Reform” HFMA Gulf Coast Chapter 2010 Annual Meeting (May 13-14, 2010)
    • Quality Based Reimbursement: How Hospitals and Physicians Can Work Together to Affect Quality Care, Southern Medical Association in Conjunction with Auburn University's Physician Executive MBA program, Washington, D.C. (March 24, 2010)

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March 25, 2011

Public Comment Period for Federal Health IT Strategic Plan Now Open

The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015 reflects the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's strategy for coordinating with the public and private sector to realize Congress and the Administration's health IT agenda: improving the quality, efficiency, safety and patient-centeredness of health care.

Comments must be submitted via the Federal Health IT Buzz Blog. The comment period will end Friday, April 22 at 11:59pm (EST).

For additional information, see the following links: 

HHS News Release: ONC announces open public comment on the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011 - 2015 (3/25/2011) 

Federal Health IT Strategic Plan: 2011-2015 website

Posted at 05:26 PM in Department of Health & Human Services, Health Information Technology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

March 22, 2011

HHS Releases National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (National Quality Strategy). The strategy was called for under the Affordable Care Act and is the first effort to create national aims and priorities to guide local, state, and national efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States.

See the HHS News Release, National Quality Strategy will promote better health, quality care for Americans (3/21/2011)

Read the Report to Congress: National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (March 2011)

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March 21, 2011

Massachusetts Expert Panel on End-of-Life Care Releases Recommendations

For additional information, visit the website of the Massachusetts Health Care Quality and Cost Council to see the Final Report - Patient Centered Care and Human Mortality.

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March 18, 2011

MedPAC Recommends 1% Pay Increase for Physicians

For additional information, see the following:

MedPAC annual report calls for 1 percent pay increase for physicians (Healthcare Finance News) (3/17/2011)

Read the MedPAC report: Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy (March 2011)

Posted at 03:49 PM in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

March 08, 2011

NY Times - Berwick Unlikely to Be Confirmed to Run Medicare

For additional information, see the following article:

Rising Calls to Replace Top Man at Medicare (New York Times) (3/8/2011)

Posted at 05:58 PM in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

March 07, 2011

Tracking Health Law Challenges

Kaiser Health News is tracking the status of lawsuits challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.  As of today, March 7, 2011, the website provides an update on 25 federal cases.  For more information, see the Kaiser Health News site: Scoreboard: Tracking Health Law Court Challenges.  

Posted at 08:12 PM in Litigation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

March 05, 2011

Hospital VBP - In The News

Read the February 27, 2011 Virginian-Pilot article entitled, "Bon Secours Health System earns bragging rights". The article by Amy Jeter discusses the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project and includes quotes from Bill Darling regarding value-based purchasing in hospitals under health reform. 

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March 04, 2011

Judge Stays Ruling Against Health Reform Law

Judge stays ruling against Affordable Care Act, pending quick appeal (Healthcare Finance) (3/3/2011)

Judge Stays His Own Ruling Against Health Care Law (New York Times) (3/3/2011)

Ruling won't stand in way of healthcare reform implementation (Los Angeles Times) (3/3/2011)

Read the 20-page Order

Posted at 06:02 PM in Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

HHS Report Outlines PPACA Resources and Flexibility for States

For additional information, see the following:

HHS News Release: New Report Details Affordable Care Act Resources and Flexibility for States (2/25/2011)

See the 7-page Report.

Posted at 06:42 AM in Department of Health & Human Services, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

March 03, 2011

D.C. Federal Judge Dismisses Individual Mandate Challenge

For additional information, see the following:

A Third Judge Validates Health Care Overhaul Law (New York Times) (2/25/2011)

Judge Upholds Health Law Coverage Requirement (Wall Street Journal) (2/25/2011)

See the 64-page Ruling.

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