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Execs: Mongan's legacy lives on
By Jaimy Lee | May 09, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Dr. James Mongan, a longtime healthcare leader who influenced health policy at the state and federal level, died of cancer May 3. He was 69.Mongan served as president and CEO of Boston-based Partners HealthCare System for six years until his retirement in 2009.
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Keys to success | Effective ACOs depend on management: studies
By Rebecca Vesely | April 18, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Accountable care organizations hold much promise, but in reality, success requires strong leadership combined with technical savvy and clear goals, according to several reports released last week. Even then, experts caution, success is not assured.
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Top 25 Women in Healthcare (text list)
April 18, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The Top 25 Women in Healthcare for 2011, presented in alphabetical order
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Taking it to the next level | As reform settles in and economic woes wear on, the Top 25 Women in Healthcare keep moving forward
By Rebecca Vesely | April 18, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Two years ago, Modern Healthcare's list of the Top 25 Women in Healthcare was crowded with Washington policymakers and lobbyists as they sought to recast the industry into a more accessible, accountable and efficient system of care. Today, the list is dominated by leaders outside the...
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Privacy concerns may take back seat
By David Burda | March 21, 2011 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Patients may be less concerned about the privacy of their medical information if disseminating that information widely means better care, says Commonwealth Fund President Karen Davis.
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‘Imperfect but effective' | Majority of healthcare leaders support healthcare reform law but say more work still needed, poll shows
By Rich Daly | February 21, 2011 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Democratic leaders in the last Congress repeatedly urged their wavering colleagues not to “make the perfect the enemy of the good” before close votes on the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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On the rise | Reform could help curb soaring costs: study
By Rebecca Vesely | December 06, 2010 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Policymakers continue to grapple with how to sustain employer-based health coverage while businesses say they’re struggling under the rising cost of premiums and new federal requirements.
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Commonwealth study finds employer coverage costing more, offering less
By Rebecca Vesely | December 02, 2010 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Families with employer-sponsored health insurance are paying more for less coverage, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund that echoes prior studies on the issue.
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Equal pay | All-payer system favored, survey shows
By Linda Wilson | October 25, 2010 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
When creating a mixture of financial incentives to curb ever-rising healthcare costs, all insurers should follow the same basic recipe.
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Standardize payment, Opinion Leaders say
By Douglas Backstrom | October 22, 2010 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A standardized payment structure may be one way to help curb ever-rising healthcare costs, according to participants in the 23rd installment of the Commonwealth Fund/Modern Healthcare Opinion Leaders survey, which examined transparency and pricing in the healthcare system.
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