Chicago Tribune: U.S. could save $2 trillion on health costs - study, ...The Commonwealth Fund study advocates accelerated acceptance of changes that are already taking place, including financial rewards for physicians and hospitals that participate

MedPageToday,com, Proposed System Reforms Could Save $2 Trillion, 01/11/13: WASHINGTON — Accelerating use of reforms such as patient-centered medical homes and new Medicare pay policies could slow healthcare spending by $2 trillion over the next

Dotmednews: Single-use device reprocessing There’s an easy way hospitals can save thousands of dollars a year while reducing their waste output and helping the planet: single-use device reprocessing. Devices labeled for singleuse are disinfected and

The Commonwealth Fund releases its report Confronting Costs: Stabilizing U.S. Health Spending While Moving Toward a High Performance Health Care System.  The Fund's Commission on a High Performance Health System "recommends a set of synergistic provider payment

Use of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) continues to expand according to Modern Healthcare, in CMS announces over 100 new ACO contracts.  ACOs "offer hospitals and doctors financial incentives to improve quality and slow health spending..." Accountable

Vivian Ho, Ph.D.,  chair of health economics at Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy in Houston and professor in the department of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston writes