ACOs

Accountable care organizations must urge Congress to extend a dependable bonus payment to physicians that is ready to expire, advocates say.

Nursing home owners could face heightened background screening requirements under a proposal tucked more than 1,000 pages into a huge new proposed physician pay rule released Thursday.

CMS’s new Direct Contracting Entity program, known as ACO REACH (Realizing Equity, Access, and Community Health) is among the most important developments in nursing home patient care in recent history. 

We all know it to be true. Common sense, really. When we as therapists coordinate our care more efficiently across teams and settings our patients excel.  They feel supported. And in many cases, they...

Nursing home dementia patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans had less burdensome care towards the end of their lives than residents with an accountable care organization, new study results show.

Newer strategies to address high costs and gaps in care may be leaving out vulnerable seniors with complex care needs, a new study has revealed.

“Pathways to Success” is predicted to save the Medicare program $2.2 billion over 10 years.

Providers taking part in a Medicare experiment saved money by funneling care away from skilled nursing facilities and toward physician services, according to a new analysis.

An independent analysis from consulting firm Avalere finds the Medicare Shared Savings Program has underperformed when compared to the government’s own cost-saving predictions.

We all yearn for a time when value-based purchasing (and care) loses its originality. A time when motivations for providing excellent care and achieving excellent resident outcomes are aligned with reimbursement.