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**The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs**

**Tuesday, November 26, 2019**

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HEALTH AFFAIRS EVENTS- 2019 Commonwealth Fund International Health
Policy Survey

Wednesday, December 11, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Eastern
Conrad Hotel - 950 New York Ave NW, Washington DC
Registration Now Open

Join us for a special event to be convened by Health Affairs and The
Commonwealth Fund marking the publication of the 2019 Commonwealth Fund
International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 11
Countries. Senior government officials, delivery system experts, and
leading policy thinkers from around the world will gather for a
high-level discussion of strategies to promote high-quality primary
care, with special attention to the integration of health and social
care.

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TODAY ON THE BLOG

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION

A Roadmap To Welcoming Health Care Innovation

By Samyukta Mullangi, Said A. Ibrahim, Nigam H. Shah, and Kevin A.
Schulman

Health care systems across the country are struggling with their
approach to innovation, which has resulted in a tremendous proliferation
of pilot studies but little adoption of solutions at scale. Read More >>

IN THE JOURNAL

THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE

Changes In Physician Consolidation With The Spread Of Accountable Care
Organizations

By Genevieve P. Kanter, Daniel Polsky, and Rachel M. Werner

While early evidence suggests that accountable care organizations (ACOs)
are associated with higher quality and lower costs, there have been
simultaneous concerns that ACOs may incentivize consolidation of
physician groups. This is particularly concerning as previous research
has shown that consolidation is associated with lower quality and higher
prices. Using a difference-in-differences strategy and data from the
Medicare Shared Savings Program, which began in 2012, Genevieve Kanter
and coauthors examined whether physician practices consolidated after
ACOs entered health care markets. Read More >>

The Practice Of Medicine
series is
supported by The Physicians Foundation.

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A CLOSER LOOK-Child Abuse

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****There are 2.9 million cases of child abuse reported every year in
the United States. According to this Narrative Matters piece from
October, not enough has been done to tackle the national problems of
child abuse and neglect
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