US CMMI Chief Says Institute Is Looking For Ways To Stimulate ACO Performance, Promote Telehealth
Executive Summary
The US Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is making announcements “in the coming months” on ways to improve provider performance via new value-based models to promote quality in health care, CMS Deputy Administrator and CMMI Director Adam Boehler told a group of medical reporters at an Aug. 30 breakfast event in Washington, DC.
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