Bundled Payment
Tom NickelsExecutive Vice President Government Relations and Public PolicyJuly 25, 2016The new mandatory payment models proposed by CMS today represent additional efforts by the Administration to attempt to coordinate patient care across multiple settings. America’s hospitals already are…
Dear colleague letter to CMS urging waiver of regulatory barriers.
Recently, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken significant steps to expand the use of bundled payment programs.
Our fragmented health care system is rapidly transforming into a more integrated delivery system where providers need to work together more closely to provide the best and most appropriate care. An important part of the equation is post-acute care providers. Emerging innovations in post-…
Today the AHA hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill to educate Congressional staffers on how post acute hospitals are playing an essential role in new delivery models. The four panelists were: William AltmanExecutive Vice President for Strategy, Policy and Integrated CareKindred…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov. 16 finalized a new payment model that will bundle payment to acute care hospitals for hip and knee replacement surgery.
AHA comments to CMS regarding Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement ICD-9-CM hip fracture code list.
The final bundled payment model for hip and knee replacement surgeries “takes several positive steps” to support hospitals’ efforts to improve patient care, the AHA said earlier this week.
Late November 16, CMS finalized a new payment model that bundles payment to acute care hospitals for hip and knee replacement surgery -- the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model.
American Hospital Association Statement on CMS Final Rule to Bundle Payments for Hip and Knee Surgery.