Envisioning the Future of Value Based Payment: A Health Affairs Forum featuring Melinda Buntin
On Thursday, May 12, 2016, Health Affairs hosted a half-day forum for policy makers on the topic of, "Envisioning The Future Of Value Based Payment" in Washington, DC. Featuring keynote remarks by David Blumenthal, President of the Commonwealth Fund, the program included panels on existing and developing value based payment programs for hospitals and physicians, as well as how paying for value will evolve in a future with electronic health records, big data analytics, and personalized medicine.
JAMA Internal Medicine: Quality of Care for White and Hispanic Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Rivera-Hernandez M, Leyva B, Keohane LM, Trivedi AN. Quality of Care for White and Hispanic Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States and Puerto Rico. JAMA Intern Med. Published online April 25, 2016. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0267
Forbes: Four Things We Can Do To Reduce U.S. Tobacco Consumption
Op-ed in Forbes by Senator Frist that mentions work that the Department assisted NashvilleHealth with, as well as brings in a great deal of information that was gathered/reflected upon in our most recent expert panel meeting.
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Buntin handouts from 3-Star Healthy Project Public Meeting April 27, 2016
Please find the handouts from Dr. Buntin's 3-Star Healthy Project Public Meeting April 27, 2016 presentation below.
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State 1115 waivers: Approved and Proposed
It's Vanderbilt Giving Day! Support MPH Endowed Scholarship Fund and Donate Today!
In celebration of 20 years of public health education at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt MPH Program announces its first endowed scholarship. The scholarship will directly benefit Master of Public Health students through support for tuition, practicum, and thesis expenses. It will allow the most talented graduate students to choose Vanderbilt for their public health training, and it will give them the necessary resources to do their best work.
When you Give for the Gold this year, support the Vanderbilt MPH Program and the next generation of public health leaders.
