Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation news and information

Senators will get their first chance Wednesday to press for operational details from the head of a fledgling CMS office with the power to drive wide-scale changes in Medicare and Medicaid.
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Phytel, a population health technology company based in Dallas, hired Tom Frosheiser as senior VP of operations, a newly created position.
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A three-year "medical neighborhood" demonstration project using health information technology to identify high-risk patients and coordinate their care is getting started, and it's being paid for with a $20.75 million grant from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
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The number of accountable care organizations operating under Medicare's shared-savings program is expected to grow in the coming weeks.
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Following President Barack Obama's Election Day victory, things are likely to continue on largely as planned at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation and other entities created by the healthcare reform law, experts say.
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Two separate healthcare entities in Wyoming have earned a combined total of nearly $22 million from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation for concepts—several of which are technology-focused—that are projected to generate long-term savings.
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital is being issued a multimillion dollar penalty by the federal Medicare system for its poor readmission rates.
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HHS on Thursday announced that it will provide about $275 million from the healthcare reform law in a competitive program for states to design and test multi-payer payment and delivery models.
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Arthur Gonzalez, CEO of the Hennepin Healthcare System in Minneapolis, was named as the finalist to succeed Dr. Patricia Gabow as CEO of the Denver Health and Hospital Authority. Gabow has held the post since 1992, and last fall she announced her intention to retire in September.
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Just one year after assuming a leadership post at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Valinda Rutledge is leaving the CMS for a senior position with KentuckyOne Health, a Louisville-based health system formed in January.
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