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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...

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Who Do Physicians Believe Will Benefit from MIPS?
This is one question posed and evaluated by VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao and colleague in a recent paper published in the Journal of...

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When It Comes to ACO Strategy, One Size Won't Fit All
In a paper published in the American Journal of Accountable Care, VSSL members Drs. Leah Marcotte and Joshua Liao describe how one size...


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NEWS: VSSL Collaborates with the Washington State Health Care Authority
In a new collaboration between VSSL and the Washington State Health Care Authority, lab members will work with a team at the HCA to...


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What Many Providers Talk About with "Covid Recovery Strategy" is not Strategy
In an article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao makes the case for...


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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...


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VSSL Director Appointed to National Payment Model Committee
Congrats to VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao for his recent appointment to the national Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory...

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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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New: Bundled Payments Save Money for Medical Condition Episodes (Not Just Surgery)
In a recent article in the British Journal of Medicine, VSSL's Dr. Joshua Liao and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania...

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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...

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New Insights About Episode Spending Among US Hospitals
In a recent publication in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, VSSL members Dr. Joshua Liao and Lingmei Zhou reported results from an...

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How Did Group Practices Perform in the First Year of Medicare's MIPS program?
VSSL director Joshua Liao and colleagues recently published an analysis of performance among group practices in the first year of...


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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...

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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...

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When Should Medicare Use Voluntary versus Mandatory Payment Models to Drive Health Care Value?
In a recent Health Affairs article written with colleagues at the Perelman School of Medicine and the Leonard Davis Institute of Health...

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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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Bundled Payments for Joint Replacement Surgery: Orthopedics Grand Rounds with VSSL Director
VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao recently presented the University of Washington Department of Orthopedics Grand Rounds, delivering 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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