Nancy McGee has been named the executive vice president at the Avalere Health life sciences business unit.
Capitalizing on site neutral payments in BPCI
By
Elana Stair and Colin Yee
Jan 30, 2015
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...
Tackling risk with bundled payments in Jan. 29 webinar
Jan 07, 2015
Hear from Avalere experts on navigating BPCI milestones in 2015.
How bundled payments impacts SNFs
By
Brian Fuller and Elana Stair
Oct 31, 2014
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...
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...
Hospitals cast a wide net for SNF patients
By
Jeff Terkowitz
Aug 27, 2014
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....
Positioning for narrowing PAC networks
By
Brian Fuller
Jul 25, 2014
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...
New payment models present opportunities for SNFs
By
Jeff Terkowitz
Jun 18, 2014
For skilled nursing facilities, the Medicare SNF 3-day rule can make it difficult to place the right patients in the right setting at the right time. The 3-day rule requires that a Medicare beneficiary...
Increase understanding of MSPB at June 5 webinar
May 22, 2014
A June McKnight’s webinar will focus on understanding the Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Measure and give tools for better conversations with hospitals or PAC providers.
Seidman begins at Avalere
Apr 25, 2014
Avalere Health has appointed Joshua Seidman, Ph.D., to lead its new Center for Health Delivery & Payment Innovation.