Payer+Provider's Health System Review
October 5, 2018
Prices for devices varied within each country studied as well, except for France where prices stayed largely uniform for all devices.
The value-based agreement will reimburse physicians based on patient outcomes.
CMS will now post new performance information on their website, including quality-of-care deficiency findings, and will refine the process for gauging an AOs ability to assess compliance.
Financial penalties for readmissions are mandated by the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program, a part of the Affordable Care Act.
Voluntary bundled payment model is tied to performance and also qualifies as an APM for MACRA.
Health data needs to be interoperable for the relationship between health systems and clinics to bridge the consumerism gap.
October 4, 2018
Research findings indicate that "meaningful" reduction of variations in care is doable and more effective than traditional cost-cutting.
A chief finding was that patients using NIV at home with a high-touch care model have the lowest overall costs and hospitalization rates.
The CEO of Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase joint venture will speak at HIMSS19 in February.
CVS makes commitment to keeping Aetna in Hartford for at least 10 years, officials say at Connecticut Insurance Department hearing.