Primary Care Transformation

Can Telehealth Enable New Care Management Strategies In Value-Based Payment Models?

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Can Telehealth Enable New Care Management Strategies In Value-Based Payment Models?

VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao thinks so. In a blog article published in Health Affairs, Dr. Liao and collaborator Amol Navathe argued...

Insights from the Field: How Do Doctors Think the MIPS program improves value?

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Insights from the Field: How Do Doctors Think the MIPS program improves value?

In a recent analysis published in the American Journal of Accountable Care, VSSL members Leah Marcotte, Lingmei Zhou, and Joshua Liao...

New Analysis: Trends in Behavioral Health Integration

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New Analysis: Trends in Behavioral Health Integration

In a recent article published in Psychiatric Services, VSSL members Dr. Leah Marcotte (first author) and Joshua Liao (senior author) led...

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Conference Round-Up: VSSL presentations at National Meetings

Recently, VSSL team members participated in several national conferences focused on health systems issues. Dr. Joshua Liao presented "The...

New White Paper: Framework for Primary Care Reform

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New White Paper: Framework for Primary Care Reform

Despite the association between primary care and better health outcomes, growing calls for primary care reform highlight the fact that...

The Reliability of Quality Metrics in the Time of Value-Based Payment

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The Reliability of Quality Metrics in the Time of Value-Based Payment

In an article published in the American Journal of Medical Quality, a VSSL team from Dr. Linnaea Schuttner (lead author) and Dr. Joshua...

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VSSL Voices: Working on Primary Care Investment in Washington State

In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series, we heard from Dr. Jonathan Staloff, a family medicine resident at the University of...

New Data: Trends in Annual Wellness Visits

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New Data: Trends in Annual Wellness Visits

In a recent article led by VSSL Fellow Dr. Kate Morgan and published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, a group of VSSL team...

Leah Marcotte Selected as a CATALyST K12 Scholar

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Leah Marcotte Selected as a CATALyST K12 Scholar

Congratulations to VSSL member, Dr. Leah Marcotte, who was recently accepted into the CATALyST K12 program, which "brings together four...

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Year-in-Review at VSSL

Dear Friends and Colleagues, There’s no way around it: this has been a challenging year on many fronts, complicating the ability to focus...

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Payment Model Brief: Direct Contracting

In the latest VSSL brief, a group of Lab team members provided an overview of Direct Contracting, a set of forthcoming payment models...

To Beat COVID-19, Address Primary Care Payment

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To Beat COVID-19, Address Primary Care Payment

In an article published in Medpage Today, VSSL Director Joshua Liao wrote about the need to address primary care payment as part of our...

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Payment Model Brief: Primary Care First

In the newest installment of the VSSL Brief series, Drs. Jonathan Staloff, Joshua Liao, Ashok Reddy, and Leah Marcotte provide an...

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VSSL Voices: Experience of a VSSL Fellow

In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series, we heard from Dr. Catherine Hwang, an internal medicine resident at Virginia Mason...

Issue Brief: Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

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Issue Brief: Medicare Annual Wellness Visit

In a recent VSSL Volumes Issue Brief, VSSL members Drs. Kate Majzoub Perez and Joshua Liao provide a summary of key points related to...

Issue Brief: Chronic Care Management (CCM) Services

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Issue Brief: Chronic Care Management (CCM) Services

In a recent VSSL Volumes Issue Brief, VSSL members Drs. Catherine Hwang, Leah Marcotte, Ashok Reddy, and Joshua Liao provide a summary of...

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Nationwide Trends in TCM Use, 2013-2018

In a recent article published in JAMA Network Open, VSSL members Dr. Leah Marcotte (first author) and Joshua Liao (senior author) led a...

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VSSL Voices: Teaching Health Systems

In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series, we caught up with Dr. Anders Chen, general internist and health systems education leader...

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In Search of Value: Grand Rounds with VSSL Director

On November 14, VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao delivered University of Washington Department of Medicine Grand Rounds via a presentation...

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VSSL Voices: Gaining Exposure to Health Systems Work During Residency

In this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series -- which features team members, friends, and supporters of the Lab -- we learned more...