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Discern Releases Reports On Serious Illness Care
April 2017
Discern has been hard at work on the topic of serious illness care. With funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Discern has engaged in several projects supporting the development of community-based, comprehensive care programs designed to address the unique needs of patients with serious illnesses. Working with Pew Charitable Trusts, Discern authored a…
Sarah Sampsel, MPH, Joins Discern Health As Vice President
March 2017
Discern welcomes Sarah Sampsel as a Vice President and newest member of the staff. Sarah has over 20 years’ experience in a variety of healthcare settings, including delivery systems and insurance plans (Co-op, Exchange, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, Commercial, and Behavioral Health). She has extensive knowledge of quality measurement, accreditation, compliance, and stakeholder engagement. Prior to…
Discern And NPC Oncology Measures Study Identifies Gaps And Improvement Strategies
March 2017
Quality measures are a key element of value-based payment and can help providers and payers identify improvement opportunities, track effectiveness of improvements over time, and set rewards for maintaining high-quality care while lowering costs. Gaps in the quality measures used by accountable care programs to assess cancer care may obscure problems in care delivery and…