The Future of VACs: Valuation and Strategic Considerations
Recent changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule may make it financially advantageous for vascular access centers operating under an extension-of-practice model to shift their operations to an ambulatory surgery center setting.
Minimizing Readmission Penalties with Palliative Care
Hospitals that invest in palliative care programs may reduce readmission penalties.
Observations About Value-Based Purchasing
The value-based purchasing (VBP) program established Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires redesign if it is to truly and effectively drive healthcare quality improvement.
A Carrot or a Stick?
Incentives may not be enough to trigger a shift to voluntary alternative payment models.
CMMI’s “New Direction” Points to the Future of Bundled Payments
Dave Terry outlines the future of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation.
Focus on Eliminating Avoidable Readmissions Historical Perspective
A collaboration between a hospital and a skilled nursing facility (SNF) aimed at improving care of the SNF’s residents and preventing avoidable readmissions from the SNF to the hospital offers an important lesson for other such providers.
CMS Proposal: A Path to an Uncertain Future for 340B
CMS’s proposal to reduce rates for 340B-covered entities for separately payable outpatient drugs may indicate the Trump administration may take an aggressive approach to healthcare policy.
Coming of Age: The Future of Bundled Payments
Jean Drouin describes recent and coming changes around bundled payment models.
Optimizing Total Joint Performance in an Era of Uncertainty
Advisory Board’s Sean Angert discusses ways healthcare organizations can improve performance in bundled payment programs.
Improve Compliance and Revenue by Understanding the Two-Midnight Rule
Edward Hu, MD, president of the American College of Physician Colleges, offers guidance for physicians seeking to better understand the two-midnight rule.