by MedBen Analytics | Oct 21, 2019 | Bundled Payments, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI), CJR, Lower extremity joint replacement (LEJR), Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics, Post-Acute Care, Value-Based Care
In a recent evaluation of Performance Years 1 and 2 for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) surveyed participant hospitals on the strategies they employed to improve care coordination...
by MedBen Analytics | Sep 4, 2019 | Bundled Payments, CJR, CMS, Data Organization, Data Usage, MedBen Analytics, Medicare, Post-Acute Care, Research
A new University of Michigan study reveals that Medicare spends about $60 billion more per year on post-hospital care than private insurance. It’s a disparity that demonstrates the urgent need to find sensible alternatives to the standard fee-for-service...
by MedBen Analytics | Aug 12, 2019 | Bundled Payments, Cancer, CJR, CMS, Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics, Radiation Oncology
Last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposal for a new mandatory radiation oncology (RO) bundled payment model to begin in early 2020. As MedBen Analytics reported after the announcement, the 5-year model would use Medicare...
by MedBen Analytics | Jul 29, 2019 | Announcements, Bundled Payments, CJR, CMS, Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics, Reconciliation reports
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced earlier this month that it expected to release Performance Year 3 (PY3) reconciliation payments for Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) participants on July 25 to hospitals that did not submit...
by MedBen Analytics | Jun 21, 2019 | Announcements, Bundled Payments, CJR, MedBen Analytics, Net Payment Reconciliation Amount (NPRA)
A facility using MedBen Analytics’ reporting insights received the 8th highest Net Payment Reconciliation Amount (NPRA) for plan year 2 (PY2) of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) program, according to Initial Reconciliation numbers recently...
by MedBen Analytics | May 21, 2019 | Bundled Payments, CJR, CMS, MedBen Analytics, Reconciliation reports
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Performance Year 3 (PY3) Initial Reconciliation and PY2 Final Reconciliation Reports. MedBen Analytics has begun the process of auditing the Net...
