Billing, payment and measurement remain the top injectable hurdles

An accurate account of your provider roster is essential to driving value-based care, according to one expert.

Coordination is key in improving adherence and outcomes in patients with chronic conditions. Here’s how.

According to the research firm Gartner, Inc., information technology is subject to a five-phase acceptance cycle: a Technology Trigger, Peak of Inflated Expectations, Trough of Disillusionment, Slope of Enlightenment, and Plateau of Productivity. Even zealous advocates of social media marketing (SMM) admit their craft is currently stuck in the disillusionment phase.

Unlike a traditional formulary, the value-based formulary emphasizes the clinical effectiveness of a drug rather than cost so that if a drug is very effective but expensive, it might still fall on tier one.