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Computerization in Health Care Demands High Data Standards

Harvard Business Review

On the truly positive side, the Mayo Clinic and UnitedHealth Group have teamed up to form Optum Labs, a research group aimed at mining (initially) claims records for over 100 million people and 5 million clinical records. Further the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) has set benchmarks that ensure at least minimal connectivity.

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Getting Bundled Payments Right in Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Bundled payments — single payments that cover all the care for a patient’s medical condition or treatment over a specified timeframe — are increasingly being deployed to motivate the delivery of better patient outcomes at lower costs. To date, bundled payments have been utilized on a voluntary basis in the United States.