Episode-based payment the focus of Sept. 23 McKnight’s webinar
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 28, 2014
As value-based payment and delivery models take hold in Medicare, providers must shift their focus from managing stays to managing episodes of care. Experts from Avalere Health leading a McKnight’s...
CMS calls for additional participants in post-acute bundled payments programs
By
Tim Mullaney
Feb 18, 2014
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a call for additional providers to take part in a bundled payment program that involves post-acute care.
60 seconds with … Rep. Diane Black
Feb 01, 2014
Q: You recently introduced a bipartisan bill to create a bundled payment system that would give a lump sum to acute and post-acute providers for a single episode of care. What makes your plan different?
Post-acute Medicare spending varies by location and how an episode of care is defined, CMS report shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 27, 2014
A Medicare expenditure for an episode of post-hospital care in 2008 ranged from about $5,700 to $14,500, depending on how the episode was defined, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare...
Newly endorsed quality measure assesses Medicare costs for a whole episode of care
By
Tim Mullaney
Dec 18, 2013
The National Quality Forum has endorsed a controversial hospital quality measure that assesses Medicare costs for a whole episode of care, including time spent in post-acute settings, the organization...
Medicare auditors can request twice as many SNF medical records
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 20, 2012
Medicare recovery audit contractors (RACs) can now request twice as many resident medical records than previously allowed, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Report: ‘Episode of care’ reimbursement model filled with promise, problems
Sep 30, 2009
Reimbursing physicians and providers using an “episode of care” model has been discussed as a way to potentially curb medical expenses and improve quality of care, but a number of logistical...