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Six Under-the-Radar Trends You Should be Thinking About in 2021 It’s safe to say that 2020 was a year of surprises, right up until the very end. Even in the waning days of the year, the federal government dropped several unexpected pieces of regulatory guidance. These undoubtedly will shape the healthcare landscape for 2021—beginning with the final rule on use of electronic prior authorization under Medicare Part D.  That said, I don’t want other trends to get lost in the sound and the fury surrounding only federal rule drops. That’s why I wanted to start ...

by afampov · February 2, 2021 Baystate creates decision aid for doctors and pregnant women to consult SPRINGFIELD, MA – Is it safe for pregnant women to get the coronavirus vaccine? That’s a question that two Baystate Medical Center doctors contemplated together recently – one a primary care physician at Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center, who is also board certified in infectious diseases, and the other an OB/GYN. Dr. Amanda Westlake learned in September that she was expecting her third child. As an infectious disease specialist, when she v...

Cost information greatly enhances the value of shared decision making Cost information, when paired with information about clinical treatment options, greatly enhances the value of shared decision making, reported a FAIR Health brief released today. This was among the lessons learned from a FAIR Health initiative presenting patient decision aids for shared decision making in palliative care scenarios, as described in the brief Cost Information Enhances Shared Decision Making: Lessons from FAIR Health's Shared Decision-Making Initiative. Shared decision making means the discussion between pati...

 E-Mail New York, NY--December 10, 2020--Cost information, when paired with information about clinical treatment options, greatly enhances the value of shared decision making, reported a FAIR Health brief released today. This was among the lessons learned from a FAIR Health initiative presenting patient decision aids for shared decision making in palliative care scenarios, as described in the brief Cost Information Enhances Shared Decision Making: Lessons from FAIR Health's Shared Decision-Making Initiative. Shared decision making means the discussion between patients/caregivers and healthca...