by MedBen Analytics | Nov 18, 2019 | Bundled Payments, MedBen Analytics, Performance, Reports, Research, Value-Based Care, Wasteful Spending
A recent study found that waste accounts for about 25% of U.S. health care spending, with wasteful spending costing Americans between $760 billion to $935 billion annually. Researchers determined that the highest amount of wasteful spending was linked to...
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 | Apr 9, 2019 | Bundled Payments, CJR, MedBen Analytics, Research, Total Hip Arthroplasty, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA), Value-Based Care
On the heels of a two-year Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) cost analysis comes another study further supporting the cost-saving potential of bundled payments for joint replacement episodes. According to the Journal of Arthroplasty, researchers studied...
by MedBen Analytics | Jan 15, 2019 | Bundled Payments, CJR, Performance, Research, Value-Based Care
New Harvard University research shows promising results for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model. As published in the New England Journal of Medicine, a two-year study of bundled payments for hip and knee replacement surgeries found an average...
