This Week In Health Innovation

December 12th on This Week in Accountable Care at 5PM PT/8PM ET our featured guest is Julian Malinak, President of Canvas Medical (follow @CanvasMedical).  Topics include: Evolution of ACO benchmarking methodologies including the major issues with benchmarkingCenter for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) vision for how different ACO models (i.e., Next Generation ACOs, and various Medicare Shared Savings Program tracks) fit togetherDay-to-day life at CMS: how issues are prioritized, interaction with model participants, what type of feedback to CMS tends to be most effectiveRole of EMR and population health platforms for ACO success More About Julian: Canvas offers a completely different type of EMR for independent primary care practices focused on usability, clinical quality, and success in value-based payment models. Prior to Canvas, Julian was Technical Advisor for Financial Policy at the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). At CMS, Julian led teams designing and implementing the financ