by MedBen Analytics | Dec 3, 2018 | Bundled Payments, Data Organization, Data Usage, MedBen Analytics, Value-Based Care
A recent CIOReview article examined the key insights to provide value-based care… and not surprisingly, it notes that intelligent use of data and analytics is the foundation that health systems should build upon to succeed with bundled payments and other...
by MedBen Analytics | Nov 19, 2018 | Alex Azar, Bundled Payments, Health and Human Services (HHS), Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics
In a surprising move, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently announced that it may still implement mandatory bundled payment models… including several initiatives that were cancelled last year. Speaking at the Patient-Centered Primary Care...
by MedBen Analytics | Nov 6, 2018 | BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Value-Based Care, Voluntary Participation
If you didn’t apply to participate in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI) Advanced model earlier this year but are still interested in doing so, you don’t have too long to wait. The next application period for BPCI Advanced is...
by MedBen Analytics | Oct 10, 2018 | Bundled Payments, CJR, CMS, Mandatory Participation, Post-Acute Care, Reports, Value-Based Care
The recently-released first annual report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the progress of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model suggests that the bundled payment approach is having the desired result of maintaining...
by MedBen Analytics | Oct 10, 2018 | BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, CJR, Mandatory Participation, Value-Based Care, Voluntary Participation
Questions have arisen as to how the end of the original Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative affects participants that also happen to be located in a mandatory Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement...
by MedBen Analytics | Sep 25, 2018 | BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, CJR, CMS, Mandatory Participation, Voluntary Participation
On October 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will roll out its newest bundled payment model, Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced). This voluntary program builds on the foundation of the original BPCI initiative, which...