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Complimentary from the publishers of
VBP News
October 2019 |
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Designing Success in Value-based Payments: Looking Beyond Post-Acute
Care
by Graham Brown, Cardinal Consulting
Group
Hospitals and health systems engaged in value-based
payment arrangements are often working to manage quality and cost for an
episode of care or a bundled payment. Because it is widely known that
post-acute care settings (PAC) contribute significantly to total cost of
care, many providers have focused improvement efforts there. However, it
is important to look beyond PAC to understand the complete patient
journey and design the best pathways to deliver success.
Read
how to build a program that does just that. |
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"Members continue to note obstacles that hinder industry progress in
transitioning to value. While many have achieved the 75% goal already,
many willing organizations are finding it difficult to reach that
threshold for various reasons."
- Jeff Micklos, Executive Director, Health Care Transformation
Task Force.
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A recent study
published in JAMA Network found that the estimated total annual
costs of waste in the U.S. healthcare system were $760 billion to $935
billion, and potential savings from interventions that address waste
were $191 billion to $282 billion.
Source:
JAMA Network, October 7, 2019.
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Mastering New Payment Models In The Age Of Value-Based Care
Value-based reimbursements in healthcare have the opportunity to
provide big value for providers and payers. Although the new
payment models are uncharted territories, the goal is simple:
how can healthcare organizations change their operations to
encourage value over volume? The webinar reflects how healthcare
organizations need to adopt some innovative means to monitor
their performance and leverage these insights to improve their
patients’ outcomes.
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Definitive Healthcare: 5 Biggest barriers when moving to
a value-based system
1. Lack of resources: 25.3%.
2. Gaps in interoperability, internally and externally: 19.7%.
3. Unpredictability of revenue stream and complexity of
financial risk: 17%.
4. Changing regulations/policies: 16.2%.
5. Trouble with collecting and reporting patient information:
14.8%.
Note: results from a survey of 1,090 healthcare leaders
Source:
Definitive Healthcare, September 30, 2019 |
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Health Care Transformation Task Force Notes ‘Increase in Value-Based
Arrangements
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Industry News: BlueCross BlueShield of Texas; Sanitas; Evolent
Health
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Washington DC Watch: MedPAC Teases Value-Based Post-Acute Care
Measures; AMGA Offers Ways for Physicians to Shift Accountability to
Care Teams.
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