Ensuring patients receive the right post-acute care at the right time is key to controlling costs in accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other population-based alternative payment models. With...
A collaborative culture, prior value-based reimbursement experience, and robust EHR use are among the top factors contributing to accountable care organization (ACO) success, according to a new report...
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recently expressed their concerns with proposed Quality Payment Program changes, arguing the potential implementation policies for the third year of the...
The number of accountable care organizations (ACOs) continued to grow in 2018, as did the number of contracts the organizations entered, a new report from Leavitt Partners and the Accountable Care...
Academic medical centers (AMCs) are key members of the healthcare industry, engaging in medical research, uncovering clinical breakthroughs, and training future providers. However, a new analysis by...
Providers wanting to expand their value-based reimbursement contracts may want to look to the employer-sponsored health plan market, according to a new report from the Duke-Margolis Center for Health...
A lack of technology and patient data may be stalling or even reversing the value-based care transition, a new survey of primary care physicians and health plan executives revealed.
“Stalled...
Financial challenges plaguing small and rural practices under legacy Medicare value-based purchasing programs are likely to persistent under the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), the...
Approximately 46 percent of healthcare executives and managers expect value-based reimbursement contracts to improve their organization’s profitability, according to a recent KPMG...
Accountable care organizations (ACOs) and other population-based value-based purchasing models have not decreased total cost of care or generated quality improvements at the market level, a new study...
Population health management and value-based reimbursement success hinge on reducing healthcare costs not only when a patient is in the exam room, but also when they are beyond the walls of the...
Value-based care strategies are starting to achieve the goals of the Triple Aim, payers reported in a new ORC International study commissioned by Change Healthcare.
The analysis of 120 payers across a...
Small community health centers should shift to a population-based mindset and deliver care management and coordination to succeed under value-based payment models, uncovered a new analysis from Health...
HHS Secretary Alex Azar identified value-based purchasing as the key to reducing hospital readmissions and moving skilled nursing facilities and other post-acute care providers to coordinated community...
Bundled payment models should center on acute hospitalizations, rather than outpatient care, because hospitalization-based bundles can more effectively impact post-acute care (PAC) spending, industry...
Approximately 91 percent of all eligible clinicians participated in 2017 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) reporting, exceeding the CMS goal of 90 percent participation in the first year of...
Independent physicians and practices are turning to consultants to make the transition to value-based care and stay competitive in a shifting market.
The latest research from Black Book shows...
The value-based care transition has been a thorn in the side of independent practices, but a group of leading provider organizations is aiming to better support solo practices in the current healthcare...
The CMS Innovation Center is on the path to reducing healthcare costs while improving care quality through alternative payment and care delivery models, a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO)...
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently invested another $27.2 million in Health2047 Inc., a health IT start-up in Silicon Valley that aims to tackle value-based care, physician productivity,...
