Larry Cohen, MSW
Larry Cohen is a public health nonprofit executive.
Health Policy
In late January, government officials announced a timeline for Medicare’s shift to paying clinicians based on quality of care rather than quantity of services. As Medicare goes, so go private insurers; this makes the agency’s move toward quality-based reimbursement nothing…
In late January, government officials announced a timeline for Medicare’s shift to paying clinicians based on quality of care rather than quantity of services. As Medicare goes, so go private insurers; this makes the agency’s move toward quality-based reimbursement nothing less than a sea change. It builds momentum for a view of health and health care that is integrated and holistic, rather than comprising discrete, disjointed episodes of treatment.
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Community-centered health homes: The next iteration of quality-based care
Physician
by Larry Cohen When Florida Governor Rick Scott recently signed legislation barring doctors from asking about gun safety practices in the homes of their child patients, it sounded the alarm that physicians’ roles in community prevention are chronically misunderstood. Rather…
by Larry Cohen
When Florida Governor Rick Scott recently signed legislation barring doctors from asking about gun safety practices in the homes of their child patients, it sounded the alarm that physicians’ roles in community prevention are chronically misunderstood. Rather than restricting doctors’ options for involvement in prevention, we should be supporting and expanding them.
Community prevention is the creation of physical and social environments that …
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Doctor support critical in the fight for community prevention
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