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 | 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...