WIHI - A Podcast from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement

Date: February 24, 2011 Featuring: Rick Gilfillan, MD, Acting Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Most of us are familiar with the various demonstration projects the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sponsored over the years. This year CMS is taking the notion of figuring out “what works” when it comes to better patient care to an entirely new level, with the launch of the Innovation Center at CMS. Rick Gilfillan, fresh from helping to redesign payment methods at the Geisinger Health System to align with quality outcomes — and gaining national recognition as a result — is now applying his passion for improvement to the country as a whole. As the Innovation Center ramps up, Dr. Gilfillan is eager to keep everyone up to date with what’s on the broader agenda and what’s most immediately in store. WIHI host Madge Kaplan talks with Dr. Gilfillan, who explains the strategy behind the Innovation Center and the prospects for seeding much more robust work with both new p