Search results for "Bundled payments"
Safety-net hospitals sent more patients to postacute facilities under bundled payments
A study of hospitals participating in Medicare's bundled payment program found that those with safety-net status didn't differ from others on postdischarge care cost or quality, but discharged a higher percentage of patients to institutions and a lower percentage to home health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2021
Third-party partnerships influenced hospitals' participation in bundled payment programs
Compared to hospitals without third-party partnerships, those that partnered with private consulting firms in Medicare's voluntary Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative were more likely to select inpatient clinical episodes with higher target prices, leading to greater savings opportunities, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/11/4.htm
11 Aug 2021
Use HCC coding to engage hospitalists in value-based care
Hierarchical condition category (HCC) coding isn't just for outpatients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2021/07/perspectives-use-hcc-coding-to-engage.htm
15 Jul 2021
Bedside sitters, pneumothorax, and more
Research summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2020
Health systems investing in social determinants of health, encountering barriers to success
One analysis found $2.5 billion was spent by health systems on new social interventions in 2017 to 2019, while another assessed the structure and function of early social needs projects by accountable care organizations.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/02/12/2.htm
12 Feb 2020
To home or SNF?
Few tools and competing incentives make discharge decisions challenging.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/09/to-home-or-snf.htm
15 Sep 2019
Challenges in combating COPD readmissions
Experts report on bundled payments and other efforts targeting COPD hospital costs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/challenges-in-combating-copd-readmissions.htm
15 Aug 2019
Home care vs. SNF, sepsis mortality
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/07/in-the-news.htm
15 Jul 2019
Reducing chest X-rays, telemetry
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2019
The meaning of mergers
Industry leaders make their predictions about the future of hospitalist jobs.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/the-meaning-of-mergers.htm
15 May 2019