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Bundled Payment Program Yields Big Savings for Commercially Insured PatientsThere was an average savings of $16,144 per procedure when the surgery was performed through the Carrum Health program.
Finance
CMS: Medicare FFS Improper Payments Down $15B Since 2016The decline was due in part to improvements in home health, including a $5.9 billion decrease in estimated improper payments...
Finance
Allina Health CFO Details How the Pandemic Will Affect Value-Based CareCFO Ric Magnuson discusses the value-based contract signed with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota prior to the coronavirus...
Finance
Understanding CMS' Proposed Value-based Purchasing RuleAn industry stakeholder says the proposal could be a "a positive sign" for providers entering value-based arrangements.
Revenue Cycle
CareMount CFO Says COVID-19 Threw a 'Wrench' in Next-Gen ACO PlansKevin Conroy, CFO and chief population health officer at CareMount Medical, is encouraged by CMS's decision to extend its Next...
Clinical Care
Harvard Medical School Professor Advances Healthcare InnovationNeel Shah, MD, is exploring frontiers of OB-GYN, value-based care, and medical innovation.
Strategy
What to Expect in 2020: An Even Greater Focus on Social Determinants of HealthThe question now is whether emerging reimbursement models will shift things into high gear or maintain the unhurried status quo.
Finance
Mayo's Structured Compensation Model Tackles Gender Pay InequalityA review of compensation for 2,845 Mayo physicians ? including 861 women ? affirmed pay equity in 96% of the...
Finance
Congress Looks to Fix ACA's 'Rural Glitch'The bill would fix a regional calculation that forces accountable care organizations to measure their performance against themselves and disproportionately...
Strategy
CMS Releases Details on 2021 Direct Contracting ModelsThe agency published an RFA that outlines how the global and professional options will work.
Clinical Care
What's Really Driving 30-day Readmission Declines?A Harvard study offers an alternative explanation for declines in hospital readmissions.
Finance
CMS Value-based Purchasing Program IDs $1.9B for Hospitals in 2020 More than 1,500 hospitals will get higher Medicare payments from the program in FY 2020.