CMS Stops Accepting New Direct Contracting Applications
CMS has announced that it will not be soliciting any more applications for the Global and Professional Direct Contracting Models slated to launch on January 1, 2022. Organizations that had already...Preparing Physician Practices for Direct Contracting, Risk Models
Physicians want three things, according to Anthony Valdés, President of Collaborative Health Systems, and those are to deliver great clinical outcomes, get paid fairly for that...A New Administration, Value-Based Payment to Dictate 2021 Success
2021 may not have started as the fresh page everyone was hoping for, but a new administration could be making some well-worn strategies more relevant. In a new Healthcare Strategies podcast, the...Fee-For-Service Payments Still an Issue in VT All-Payer ACO Model
Reimbursing accountable care organizations (ACOs) for value in a primarily fee-for-service payment environment is creating implementation challenges for Vermont’s innovative All-Payer ACO Model,...ACOs Fear Direct Contracting Options Stray Too Far From Providers
Value-based providers, like accountable care organizations (ACOs), may be at a disadvantage under new direct contracting options in Medicare that allow for a broad range of healthcare organizations to...Making Data Sharing A Condition in Value-Based Contracts
Healthcare data sharing is central to a successful value-based care strategy, according to Jamie Reedy, MD, MPH, chief of population health for Summit CityMD. “If the physicians and care...CMS Announces A New Value-Based Direct Contracting Model
A new direct contracting model from CMS will test whether a geographic-based approach to value-based care can improve quality of care while reducing costs for Medicaid beneficiaries in a specific...Payers, Providers Need Data to Talk Value-Based Care
The definition of value is evolving, and so are the capabilities needed to support the transition to value-based care, industry experts recently shared at Xtelligent Healthcare Media’s...HHS Overhauls Key Healthcare Fraud Laws to Advance Value-Based Care
After years of debate, HHS agencies have made changes to two major healthcare fraud, waste, and abuse laws that providers have said get in the way of value-based care progress. Late last week, CMS and...Key Considerations for Providers Thinking of Capitation Payments
More providers are thinking of switching to capitation payments in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the decision should not be taken lightly; provider organizations need to consider the major...51 Organizations Join New Direct Contracting Opportunity from CMS
CMS recently announced that 51 organizations will take part in a new directing contracting opportunity that will test what the agency calls the “next evolution of risk-sharing...Sponsored by Coverys
