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Strategy
7 Strategies for ACO Success
The report comes amid projections that Medicare spending will exceed $1.5 trillion by 2028, which is more than double the...
Finance
CMS Proposing Bundled Payment Model for Radiation Oncology
Participation would be mandatory for certain geographic areas during the model's projected five-year timeline.
Clinical Care
Have Readmissions Penalties Jumped the Shark?
New research suggests that CMS may no longer be able to squeeze any significant savings from its Hospital Readmissions Reduction...
Clinical Care
Mandatory Bundled Payments Cut Spending $800 Per Joint
A decrease in utilization of postacute care facilities accounted for most of the reduced spending on hip and knee replacement...
Voluntary vs. Mandatory: GAO Compares Episode-Based Payment Models
A new report by federal auditors offers observations about the merits of voluntary and/or mandatory participation in Medicare alternative payment...
Clinical Care
How a Pennsylvania Health System Slashed Readmissions 25%
The University of Pennsylvania Health System reduced hospital readmissions in one year by joining forces with a payer and using...
Radiation Oncologists Await HHS Details on Mandatory APM
Radiation oncologists are leery of mandatory alternative payment models put forward by HHS, but they'll withhold criticism until they see...
Strategy
CMS to Roll Out Mandatory Cancer Payment Model
In a sharp departure from Trump Administration policy, HHS Secretary Alex Azar pushes mandatory payment models.
Innovation
Alternative Payment Model Adoption Increases
The Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network study shows that the percentage of healthcare payments tied to APMs have...
Finance
New CMS Bundled Payment Model Recruits 1,300 Providers
The five-year program involves 832 acute care hospitals and 715 group practices representing 1,547 Medicare providers and suppliers in 49...
Clinical Care
Bundled Payments Initiative Shows Progress
Two first-year reviews show patient discharges to institutional post-acute care are lower, and hospitals don't appear to be gaming performance...
Clinical Care
2 Strategic Responses to Bundled Payment Models
Medicare's bundled payment programs are profoundly impacting the way acute-care providers are working with their post-acute care partners.