by MedBen Analytics | Mar 26, 2019 | BPCI Advanced, CMS, MedBen Analytics, Value-Based Care, Voluntary Participation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the application period for second cohort of participants in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) Model will begin in April 2019. MedBen Analytics, which provides...
by MedBen Analytics | Mar 13, 2019 | Bundled Payments, Demonstration, MedBen Analytics, Reports, Value-Based Care
Just a brief reminder that the best way to see the actionable insights that MedBen Analytics offers to hospitals, health systems and physician groups is to schedule a demonstration of our bundled payment software platform. During the demo, which typically takes...
by MedBen Analytics | Feb 26, 2019 | Bundled Payments, Commerical Bundled Payments, MedBen Analytics, Value-Based Care
A recent employer survey summary highlights five actionable strategies that best-performing companies are using to optimize the value of their health care plan – and coming in at number one is “ensure quality of care through value-based designs.” The...
by MedBen Analytics | Feb 12, 2019 | BPCI, CJR, CMS, MedBen Analytics, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The removal of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) procedures from the CMS inpatient-only list in January 2018 resulted in no small number of provider questions regarding how Medicare would pay for TKA claims under the revised rules. Initial CMS attempts to clarify billing...
by MedBen Analytics | Jan 1, 2019 | Alex Azar, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Health and Human Services (HHS), Kurt Harden, Mandatory Participation, MedBen Analytics, President's Note, Value-Based Care, Voluntary Participation
Happy New Year from the MedBen Analytics team, as well as everyone else at MedBen! I hope that 2019 brings you good health and prosperity. As the old song (sort of) goes, what a difference a year makes! In January 2018, I wrote about how the cancellation of several...
by MedBen Analytics | Dec 17, 2018 | Bundled Payments, Data Organization, Data Usage, MedBen Analytics, Performance
One goal of the insight newsletter is to place MedBen Analytics in a broader real-world context. But that’s not to say that the benefits of our bundled payment reporting platform don’t stand on their own! If you haven’t checked out the MedBen...
