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… all my goals were accomplished on time, often under budget and with very positive responses from the physicians who were participating.

-Ian V. Jones, MD

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Free Webinar: Capitalizing on CMS’s Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Initiative

When: Thursday, October 20th, 2011 at 2:00 PM CDT

This initiative may offer hospitals an excellent opportunity to align with physicians, to improve the quality and efficiency of care, and to increase margins significantly. However, realizing the potential of CMS’s offering requires an understanding of a few key principles and the ability to effectively manage the risks associated with the program.

Dr. Fry presents innovative surgical quality and efficiency measures to the Michigan Surgical Quality Collaborative

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Dr. Fry discusses healthcare payment reform at INOVA Medical Center

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Dr. Fry discusses healthcare payment reform at INOVA Medical Center • 04.11.11

Dr. Fry gave a presentation entitled “Healthcare Payment Reform: Surgeons Should Lead the Way” for the Department of Surgery, INOVA Medical Center in Fairfax, VA for Grand Rounds on April 6th, 2011. He highlighted how health care costs have dramatically increased in the United States and why a change in payment methods is necessary. Dr. Fry discussed how surgical care, particularly elective surgical care, is one area of heath care that is easily amenable to changing payment methods. He presented the MPA GlobalPRIME model and described how surgeons and hospitals could work together to improve margins while providing cost effective care.

Dr. Fry also gave this presentation on May 6, 2010 as a guest speaker for the Fort Worth Surgical Society in Fort Worth, TX.

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