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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 21 issued a rule, called “Pathways to Success”, that finalizes changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, including to the structure of payments made to accountable care organizations and other aspects of participation in the MSSP.
In this AHA Stat blog post, Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA's Physician Alliance, highlights how three organizations – HCA Healthcare, Erlanger Health System and the Minnesota Hospital Association – have implemented strategies to help tackle physician burnout.
AHA Today recently sat down with Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician Alliance, to discuss the group’s work in 2018 and what lies ahead in 2019. 
Also in this roundup of health care news: experts share insights on managing the diabetes epidemic; and foreign-born physicians make up a significant — and humanitarian — presence in health care.
Ashley Thompson Senior Vice President, Public Policy Analysis and Development American Hospital Association November 1, 2018
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Lee Sacks, M.D., chief medical officer for Advocate Aurora Health, will receive the Health Research & Educational Trust's 2018 TRUST Award July 26 at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.
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