Financial Incentives Biggest Barrier to Social Determinants of Health
The success of social determinants of health strategies is contingent on funding and supportive financial incentives, providers revealed in Insights by Xtelligent Healthcare Media’s latest...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...Most Facilities in Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Penalized
The majority of facilities participating in the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) in fiscal year (FY) 2021 have been penalized for readmitting too many patients according to CMS...CMS Releases Initial Quality Payment Program Results for 2019
Eligible clinicians overwhelmingly participated in the Quality Payment Program despite facing challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to preliminary data from CMS. CMS announced in a...Sponsored by Coverys
Transitioning to Value-Based Care While Reducing Risks
Over the next five years, every healthcare organization in the country will face changes in their Medicare reimbursement. With the US federal deficit at an all-time high, healthcare spending makes up...CMS Pushes Back Launch of Radiation Oncology Model
CMS recently announced via email that it intends to delay the start of the Radiation Oncology Model after receiving feedback from stakeholders. “CMS has received feedback from a number of...Designing Alternative Payment Models for Health System Resiliency
Alternative payment models that use population-based payments to incent providers to deliver coordinated, high quality, person-centered care are key to building healthcare system resiliency after a...Top 10 Accountable Care Organizations by Shared Savings in 2019
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program collectively saved $2.6 billion in 2019, netting Medicare $1.19 billion, according to the latest program performance...Sponsored by Brault