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Kindred's 2012 Quality and Social Responsibility Report

Kindred Healthcare wrote 3 days ago: As part of Kindred’s belief that transparency is essential to a high quality healthcare system, the … more →

Tags: home care, Hospice, hospitals, Nursing Centers, Readmissions, RehabCare, Rehabilitation, rehospitalization, Transitional Care Hospitals

Healthcare Headlines Week of May 6, 2013

Kindred Healthcare wrote 2 weeks ago: Genes for Longevity May Protect Against Early Dementia A study published in the journal JAMA Neurolo … more →

Tags: alzheimer's disease, Cardiology, Hospice, hospitals, "long term care", Research-2, AARP, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, CMS

Surviving and Thriving in a Bundled Payment World

homecarehomebase wrote 2 weeks ago: In last week’s post we covered the first of two risks to the Home Health industry, and those f … more →

Tags: homecare, Aço, Telehealth, tele-monitoriing, 再入院, bundled payment concepts, Home & Health, Homecare Homebase

Healthcare Headlines Week of April 22, 2013

Lauren Williams wrote 4 weeks ago: Confusion Over New Health Laws May Lead to More Scams Seniors have long been targets for scammers, a … more →

Tags: Accountable-Care Organization (ACO), alzheimer's disease, Assisted Living, care transitions, caregivers, diabetes, home care, Hospice, hospitals

Healthcare Headlines Week of April 15, 2013

Lauren Williams wrote 1 month ago: Read on for a collection of news stories affecting the U.S. healthcare industry this week. Younger P … more →

Tags: hospitals, Nursing Centers, Hospice, home care, rehospitalization, "long term care", Assisted Living, Safety, Transitional Care Hospitals

President’s Budget Proposes Bundled Medicare Payment to Post-Acute Care Providers

hcafadmin wrote 1 month ago: In his proposed budget released last week, the President included a proposal to implement bundled pa … more →

Tags: Provider Updates, Industry News, Medicare, Government Affairs, Barack Obama, MedPAC, National Association for Home Care & Hospice

Managing for Value Through Focused Factories

John Fink wrote 1 month ago: Michael Porter defines value in healthcare as health outcomes achieved per dollar spent. So our goal … more →

Tags: Strategic Planning, Service Line Planning, outcomes measures, Financial Performance, hospital strategy, Value-Based Payments

Outcomes are Paramount in Measuring the Success of Care Setting Collaborations

Ryan Squire wrote 1 month ago: At the 2013 American Medical Directors Association (AMDA) convention in Washington, D.C., speakers f … more →

Tags: Accountable-Care Organization (ACO), care transitions, health information technology (HIT), hospitals, Innovation, Leadership, "long term care", Managed Care, Nursing Centers

Hospital Trends: Emerging Health Care Delivery, Payment Models and Care Coordination Practices

dculbertson wrote 1 month ago: This trend overview looks at medical homes and accountable care organizations as new health care del … more →

Tags: Benchmarking, Electronic Health Records, Financial Management, Future Trends, hospitals, Integrated delivery, Posted by Diana Culbertson, care coordinated, Care Management

Uncertainty about ACA Fades

firstreportmanagedcare wrote 3 months ago: At the beginning of 2012, the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) seemed … more →

Tags: Affordable Care Act., aca, Healthcare Reform, US Supreme Court, Chip, Nediciad

Bundled Payments: The Solution, Problem, and Solution?1 comment

msawyer307 wrote 4 months ago: Here we are in 2013, and unless you are a Colts, Bengals, Vikings, or Redskins fan you will notice t … more →

Tags: Health Policy, Payment Reform

MedPAC Offers Positive Comments for Future of Home Health

hcafadmin wrote 5 months ago: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) met in Washington, D.C. last week for its annual r … more →

Tags: Medicare, Government Affairs, Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare, Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, MedPAC, Accountable Care Organizations, Rebasing

Arnie Cisneros Awarded CMS Grant for Bundled Payment Initiative

hcafadmin wrote 7 months ago: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced this week that Arnie Cisneros, PT, … more →

Tags: Industry News, Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Accountable Care Organizations, Arnie Cisneros, linda alexander, Detroit Medical Center

Survey Results: Hospital Readiness for ACOs

dculbertson wrote 10 months ago: The Health Research and Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association, conduc … more →

Tags: health reform, physicians, Insurance, hospitals, Posted by Diana Culbertson, Governing Boards, Financial Management, Integrated delivery, Accountable Care Organizations

ACO Success Will Depend Upon The Patient-Centered Communication Skills Of Providers4 comments

Stephen Wilkins wrote 10 months ago: Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and “bundled payments” are set to play a central role in the A … more →

Tags: Accountable Care Organizations, chronic disease, cost of poor physician-patient communication, Doctor Patient Communication, medication adherence, patient attitudes and beliefs, patient-centered medical home, patient compliance, Patient Engagement

Bundled Payments May Be Another Developing Trend to Watch: Anthem Adopts Bundled Payment Agreements For Two Providers1 comment

themcic wrote 10 months ago: Anthem BCBS has entered into “bundled payment” arrangements for select surgical procedur … more →

Tags: health plan claims payment, managed care reimbursement, Managed Care, Best Practices, Managed Care Organizations, managed care market, Payer - Provider Dynamics, provider reimbursement, Pay for Performance

Bundled Payments: Implementation & Operation

dculbertson wrote 11 months ago: Bundled payments are an alternative model to the traditional fee-for-service model used in the U.S. … more →

Tags: health reform, Posted by Diana Culbertson, Integrated delivery, Clinical integration, health care financing reform, health insurance reimbursement methods, episode of care payment, Chronic care management, health care payment reform

Bundled payment systems are picking up steam

cbabs2324 wrote 11 months ago: Bundled payment healthcare is a system where the patient pays a fixed dollar amount and gets a set o … more →

Tags: Commentary by Carey, Prometheus Payment Model, HCI3, Robert Wood Johnson, fee-for-service

Bundled Payments - Success Factors

cstead wrote 1 year ago: Bundled payments are an effective starting point for going down the path of value-based reimbursemen … more →

Tags: CMMI, managed care contracting, Financial Performance, Medicare


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