This Week in Managed CareCMS' Health IT Guidance and Other Health News

Published: April 27, 2018, 5:50 p.m.

b'Every week, The American Journal of Managed Care\\xae recaps the top managed care news of the week, and you can now listen to it on our podcast, Managed Care Cast.\\n\\nThis week, the top managed care stories included an announcement from CMS of creating direct provider contracting, plus a broad set of proposed rules for health information technology; new recommendations to improve postpartum care; a look at future competition among specialty drugs.\\n\\nRead more about the stories in this podcast:\\nCMS: "Meaningful Use" Is Out, "Interoperability" Is In: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/cms-meaningful-use-is-out-interoperability-is-in\\nHumana Launches Bundled Payment Model to Improve Maternity Outcomes and Cost: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/humana-launches-bundled-payment-model-to-improve-maternity-outcomes-and-cost\\nWhat We\'re Reading: VA Pick\'s Hearing Delayed; Hospital Profits Fall; Re-Imagining Postpartum Care: www.ajmc.com/newsroom/what-were-reading-va-picks-hearing-delayed-hospital-profits-fall-reimagining-postpartum-care\\nACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting: www.ajmc.com/conferences/acog-2018\\nNewsletter Sign-up: www.ajmc.com/email-profile\\nSpecialty Drug Pipeline Review Focuses on Competition, Cancer Drugs: www.ajmc.com/conferences/amcp-2018/specialty-drug-pipeline-review-focuses-on-competition-cancer-drugs\\nDr Aimee Tharaldson Discusses Key Market Trends in Specialty Pharmacy: www.ajmc.com/conferences/amcp-2018/dr-aimee-tharaldson-discusses-key-market-trends-in-specialty-pharmacy\\nThe Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) 2018: www.ajmc.com/conferences/amcp-2018'