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CMS launches advanced APM focused on bundled payments
January 10, 2018
The program “builds on the earlier success of bundled payment models and is an important step in the move away from fee for service.”
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Bundled payments reduce costs in joint patients
January 5, 2017
Bundled payments reduce costs in joint patientsClinical question: Does bundled payment for lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR) reduce cost without compromising the quality of care? [[{"fid":"175130","view_mode":"medstat_image_flush_right","fields":{"format":"medstat_image_flush_right","fiel...
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Everything You Need to Know About the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative
November 9, 2016
BPCI might be a game-changer for HM because it’s the first of the bundled-payment initiatives that truly falls direct to the care provided by hospitalists
Opinion
A Quick Lesson on Bundled Payments
- John Nelson, MD, MHM;
- MHM
October 25, 2016
Bundled payment programs are the most visible of CMS’s episode payment models (EPMs)
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Deadline Extension for Bundled Payments Program
September 21, 2011
HM group leaders should monitor CMS’ new risk-reward arrangements
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CMS considers expanding telemedicine payments
July 17, 2018
The proposed rule would pay doctors for an expanded number of telemedicine services and add payment for virtual check-ins by phone or other technologies.
Opinion
Bundled Payment and Hospital Medicine, Pt. 2
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
June 8, 2015
Editor’s note: Second in a two-part series examining bundled payments and hospital medicine. In full disclosure, Dr.
Opinion
Bundled-Payment Program Basics
- Winthrop Whitcomb, MD, MHM
August 2, 2013
Hospitalists’ roles and financial stake in health-care reimbursement model of accountable care organizations
News
How High Can Your Support Payments Go?
July 1, 2011
As the healthcare system attempts to cut costs, financial support to HM groups continues decades-long surge.
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What drives readmissions within 90 days after MI hospitalization
April 26, 2017
WASHINGTON – Cardiologists and hospitals gear up for switch to Medicare bundled payments for acute MI.