VSSL1 minGAO Report on the MIPS ProgramThe US Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report, "Provider Performance and Experiences Under the Merit-based...
VSSL2 minInsights from the Field: How Do Doctors Think the MIPS program improves value?In a recent analysis published in the American Journal of Accountable Care, VSSL members Leah Marcotte, Lingmei Zhou, and Joshua Liao...
VSSL1 minConference Round-Up: VSSL presentations at National MeetingsRecently, VSSL team members participated in several national conferences focused on health systems issues. Dr. Joshua Liao presented "The...
VSSL1 minHow Do Safety-Net Hospitals Perform on Episode Spending Measures?In a recent publication, VSSL members Dr. Joshua Liao and Lingmei Zhou partnered with Amol Navathe from the University of Pennsylvania to...
VSSL1 minAnnouncing: The Decision Science GroupDear VSSL friends and supporters, We are happy to announce the launch of the Decision Science Group (DSG) -- a collaboration between the...
VSSL1 minKey Features Underlying Low-Value Care Recommendations In an article published in the American Journal of Medical Quality, VSSL members Leah Marcotte and Joshua Liao analyze the features...
VSSL1 minWhen It Comes to ACO Strategy, One Size Won't Fit AllIn a paper published in the American Journal of Accountable Care, VSSL members Drs. Leah Marcotte and Joshua Liao describe how one size...
VSSL1 minNew Data: Trends in Annual Wellness VisitsIn a recent article led by VSSL Fellow Dr. Kate Morgan and published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, a group of VSSL team...
VSSL2 minVSSL Director Appointed to National Payment Model CommitteeCongrats to VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao for his recent appointment to the national Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory...
VSSL1 minYear-in-Review at VSSLDear Friends and Colleagues, There’s no way around it: this has been a challenging year on many fronts, complicating the ability to focus...
VSSL2 minVSSL Voices: Experience of a VSSL FellowIn this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series, we heard from Dr. Catherine Hwang, an internal medicine resident at Virginia Mason...
VSSL1 minIssue Brief: Chronic Care Management (CCM) ServicesIn a recent VSSL Volumes Issue Brief, VSSL members Drs. Catherine Hwang, Leah Marcotte, Ashok Reddy, and Joshua Liao provide a summary of...
VSSL4 minVSSL Voices: Teaching Health SystemsIn this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series, we caught up with Dr. Anders Chen, general internist and health systems education leader...
VSSL1 minIn Search of Value: Grand Rounds with VSSL DirectorOn November 14, VSSL Director Dr. Joshua Liao delivered University of Washington Department of Medicine Grand Rounds via a presentation...
VSSL2 minVSSL Voices: Gaining Exposure to Health Systems Work During ResidencyIn this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series -- which features team members, friends, and supporters of the Lab -- we learned more...
VSSL1 minMIPS Value Pathways: A Worthy Effort, but More Cost Measures Needed for SuccessIn Health Affairs blog, VSSL team member Dr. Joshua Liao and VSSL Policy and Care Delivery Immersive participant Sophie Miller wrote an...
VSSL1 minThe Shift Towards Measuring Low-Value Care: What Can We Learn from Decades Measuring Quality?There is wide recognition that promoting healthcare value involves decreasing ‘low-value’ services—care without clinical benefit, little...
VSSL2 minCan "Nudges" be Used to Guide Cancer Screening Decisions?In a recent article published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology with collaborators at the Perelman School of Medicine...
VSSL3 minVSSL Voices: Beginning a Research Career at VA Puget SoundIn this installment of our “VSSL Voices” series -- which features team members, friends, and supporters of the Lab -- we caught up with...
VSSL2 minWhat Happens When Hospitals "Co-participate" in Multiple Value-Based Payment Models At the Same Tim?As value-based payment models continue to scale up nationwide, the issue of "co-participation" -- i.e., situations in which provider...