Background and Problem Statement As a consequence of recent progress in interoperability and healthcare data exchange, the data quality problem is no longer isolated to local organizations and businesses; it is systemic and more evident than ever. It negatively affects patient care, patient safety, public health, clinical research, insurance claims processing, and the administrative cost … Continue reading
COVID Patient Recovery Alliance’s Interim Report Outlines More Than Two Dozen Recommendations for Federal Policymakers To Help Promote Recovery and Restoration Washington D.C. — Today, the COVID Patient Recovery Alliance released an interim report, “Towards Recovery and Restoration: Policy Recommendations to Improve the Care of Individuals Living with Long-COVID.” The multi-sector alliance, convened by Governor … Continue reading
David Muhlestein, William K. Bleser, Robert S. Saunders, and Mark B. McClellan publish Health Affairs Blog “All-Payer Spread of ACOs and Value-Based Payment Models in 2021: The Crossroads and Future of Value-Based Care” Leavitt Partners and the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy released “All-Payer Spread of ACOs and Value-Based Payment Models In 2021: The Crossroads … Continue reading
On April 16, 2021, Leavitt Partners held its bi-annual Political Checkpoint webinar, featuring Governor Mike Leavitt, Andrew Croshaw, Clay Alspach, and Sara Singleton. The topic of the discussion was focused on how the future direction of U.S. health policy has been changed by the events of the past year. Governor Leavitt provided a flyover of 20 … Continue reading
Although the traumatic circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic have exacerbated existing health inequities, it has also fueled an immediacy to address them. The CDC recently released two grant-funded initiatives for state and local health departments to mitigate COVID-19 related health disparities: With a combined estimated total program funding of $2.5 billion, many health departments will … Continue reading
