by MedBen Analytics | May 21, 2019 | BPCI Advanced, CMS, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The application period for the second cohort of participants in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) Model is currently open and will close on June 24, 2019. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is accepting applications...
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 | 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...
