Search results for "Bundled payments"
Safety-net hospitals sent more patients to postacute facilities under bundled payments
A study of hospitals participating in Medicare's bundled payment program found that those with safety-net status didn't differ from others on postdischarge care cost or quality, but discharged a higher percentage of patients to institutions and a lower percentage to home health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/11/24/3.htm
24 Nov 2021
December 2018
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/
Bundled payments for hip, knee replacement reduced costs with no change in complications
The mandatory bundled payment programs saved costs largely because fewer patients were sent to post-acute care facilities after hip or knee replacements, a study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/01/09/4.htm
9 Jan 2019
Bundled payments, pneumonia score
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/12/in-the-news.htm
15 Dec 2018
Medicare bundled payments may not be effective for medical conditions
Costs for the five most common medical conditions in Medicare's Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative decreased similarly in hospitals that did or did not participate. Mortality and readmission rates were also similar.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/07/25/1.htm
25 Jul 2018
March 2010
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/
CMS gives hospitals star ratings for overall care, expands bundled payments
The new Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating summarizes data from existing publicly reported quality measures into a single star rating for each hospital on the Hospital Compare website, while the proposed expansion of the bundled payment program includes new or changed bundles for cardiac care, hip surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/08/03/1.htm
3 Aug 2016
December 2009
ACP Hospitalist provides hospital-based physicians with news and information about the practice of hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/
Reducing chest X-rays, telemetry
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/in-the-news.htm
15 Jun 2019
Third-party partnerships influenced hospitals' participation in bundled payment programs
Compared to hospitals without third-party partnerships, those that partnered with private consulting firms in Medicare's voluntary Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative were more likely to select inpatient clinical episodes with higher target prices, leading to greater savings opportunities, a recent study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/11/4.htm
11 Aug 2021