Quality and Safety
The vaccine still appears to be effective enough to prevent infection and severe illness in most people of all ages.
The effort is led by CEO Michael Dowling, Dr. Chethan Sathya of Northwell Health and Dr. Joseph Sakran of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Potentially avoidable hospital readmissions cost Medicare approximately $17 billion per year, research shows.
America's Essential Hospitals is also urging member hospitals to require vaccinations for employees.
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The impetus is the challenge placed on providers by high patient volumes and long work hours exacerbated by COVID-19.
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Capitation sets direct contracting apart from other models. While there are wrinkles to be ironed out, payers and providers are onboard.
Failing to follow through on price transparency requirements could alienate a large swath of a given health system's customer base.
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