More empty beds: Medicare patients further weaken demand for skilled nursing
Medicare beneficiaries are spending fewer per-capita days in skilled nursing facilities since 2009, according to a new analysis released Thursday.
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Inovalon to buy Avalere Health
Data analytics company Inovalon will buy Avalere Health Inc., a healthcare consulting firm, for $140 million.
McGee hired at Avalere Health
Nancy McGee has been named the executive vice president at the Avalere Health life sciences business unit.
Capitalizing on site neutral payments in BPCI
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Bundled Payment for Care Improvement program is well underway with hundreds of providers already in the risk-bearing phase and thousands more in the midst of finalizing their risk-bearing program participation decisions.
Tackling risk with bundled payments in Jan. 29 webinar
Hear from Avalere experts on navigating BPCI milestones in 2015.
How bundled payments impacts SNFs
Participation in CMS’ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement program is staggering, enhancing the strategic importance of bundled payment activity in your market to your overall strategy and market positioning discussions.
More programs drop out of Pioneer ACO pilot
The Pioneer Accountable Care Organization program is now down to 19 programs, out of an original 32, worrying those who have pushed for skilled nursing facilities to embrace the concept.
Episode-based payment the focus of Sept. 23 McKnight’s webinar
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 Sept. 23 free webinar will delve into how key episode-level data can help long-term care managers form strategies for participating in new models and networks.
Hospitals cast a wide net for SNF patients
For skilled nursing facilities it’s a struggle to stay ahead of the Medicare initiatives and market forces that are causing hospitals and health systems to narrow their post-acute care networks. With so many competing priorities — the alphabet soup of BPCI, ACOs, VBP, etc. — it can be hard to stay ahead of all the changes.
Positioning for narrowing PAC networks
Variation and growth in post-acute care spending has earned PAC a spot on hospital and health systems’ priority list for cost-saving opportunities. The success of new care delivery models — particularly hospital-driven bundles and accountable care organizations — also is dependent on reduced utilization and episodic cost management in non-hospital settings.
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