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Medicare ACO Outcomes: Balancing Surgical Benefits and Costs Under the TEAM Model
Medicare ACO outcomes are a major focus for clinicians, policymakers, and researchers seeking to understand how Accountable Care Organization (ACO) assignment influences patient results and healthcare costs after surgery. Are ACOs improving quality and saving money for Medicare patients undergoin...
Collaboration Cardiac Surgery: Boosting Surgical Volumes Through Multidisciplinary Teams
Cardiovascular Business recently examines how closer collaboration cardiac surgery between interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons can increase patient referrals for surgical interventions. This is especially important as less-invasive procedures like transcatheter interventions grow in...
Key Decisions on Health Technology Assessment at ACP124: Implications for Rare Disease Therapies
Health technology assessment (HTA) plays a crucial role in determining whether new therapies are reimbursed within healthcare systems. At the July 18, 2025 meeting of the Adviescommissie Pakket (ACP), two high-profile orphan drugs—omaveloxolone (Skyclarys®) for Friedreich’s ataxia and exagamgloge...