Bundled Payments – Page 2 – Healthy Skeptic

Oct 24 2013

According to a KPMG survey, about 60% of providers would be happy about getting bundled payments and 38% said they are already receiving them.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/racs-/-icd-9-/-icd-10/more-than-60-of-providers-see-opportunity-in-bundled-payments.html

Dec 14 2012

2012 Potpourri XXXVIII

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In this holiday season, it is a time for giving presents and our latest Potpourri presents you with many gifts of health information, including some positive news about an ACO…

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Sep 27 2012

AHRQ on Bundled Payments

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Bundled payments are designed to change the incentives for providers so that they manage patient care in a more cost-effective manner, hopefully without negatively affecting quality. A report from the…

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Jul 27 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Under the Premier program, launched July 23, participants will share best practices and data with other members, and focus on improving care and reducing costs in hip/knee replacement, lumbar spine fusion, coronary artery bypass graft, heart valve replacement, percutaneous coronary intervention, and colon resection.

Feb 02 2012

CBO on Medicare’s Value-Based Payment Demos

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Another excellent paper from the Congressional Budget Office is issued, this one on Medicare's demonstration projects on value-based payments to providers. Once again, the demonstrations had very mixed results, with…

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Dec 13 2011

Bundled Payments

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Another excellent draft report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reviews the evidence related to the effects of bundled payments to providers on quality and costs. The evidence,…

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Nov 08 2011

Wall Street Journal

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There’s a lot of concern today that paying fees to medical providers for each service may lead to unnecessary care. But there’s no easy way to replace the massively complicated fee-for-service system.

Aug 25 2011

Kaiser Health News

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On Tuesday, the Department of Health and Human Services unveiled a Medicare pilot program that will pay participating hospitals, doctors and other health providers one, “bundled,” payment to treat a patient for a single episode of care.

Jul 22 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Although 2011 may go down in the history books as the year of the accountable care organization, there’s also been a tremendous amount of payment innovation on a different level

May 24 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Through bundled payments and other reimbursement mechanisms being implemented, hospitals and other healthcare providers will be penalized for ordering tests, procedures, and other items that the evidence shows to be unnecessary

Mar 30 2011

Kaiser Health News

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The RUC – Providing Valuable Expertise To The Medicare Program For Twenty Years

Aug 03 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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A first step in what will most likely be a long transition to a new payment system where bundled reimbursements and pay-for-performance are the norm.

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