Karen Joynt Maddox

Mar 22, 2024 | cardiovascularbusiness.com | Karen Joynt Maddox

ACC.24 to include more presentations on the business of cardiology than previous yearsACC.24, the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, takes place April 6-8, 2024, in Atlanta. One of the biggest changes compared to previous years will be the conference's increased focus on the business side of patient care.

Oct 17, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Karen Joynt Maddox |LaPrincess C. Brewer |Laprincess Brewer |Gabriel S. Tajeu

Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model Effects of the Million Hearts Model on Myocardial Infarctions, Strokes, and Medicare Spending Laura Blue, PhD; Keith Kranker, PhD; Amanda R. Markovitz, ScD; Rhea E. Powell, MD, MPH; Malcolm V. Williams, PhD, MPP; Jia Pu, PhD; David J. Magid, MD, MPH; Nancy McCall, ScD; Allison Steiner, MPH; Kate A. Stewart, SM, PhD; Julia M. Rollison, MPH, PhD; Patricia Markovich, PhD; G.

Mar 30, 2023 | aamc.org | Theresa R. F. Dreyer |Karen Joynt Maddox

The mission of value-based care (VBC) is to link health care payments to the quality of care patients receive. The goal is to change the financial incentives of the dominant fee-for-service system that pays health care providers more for doing more rather than for doing better. While most agree that “value” in health care must combine both cost and quality, debates about exactly what “value” means and how it is measured have occupied policymakers for decades.