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6 steps to transition your organization to a performance-based physician compensation model Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010, healthcare reimbursement changes are rapidly evolving from primarily volume-based, fee-for-service reimbursement to value-based, risk-sharing accountable care contracts. As a result, physician compensation models that are primarily volume-based must quickly migrate […]
Read MoreWhen insurers implement bundled payment projects, they’re transforming care by focusing on quality and lowering costs, making it a strong gateway to propel payment reform, according to a report from the Robert Wood Johnson Institute. In fact, the “most attractive element” of a bundled payment pilot is often the opportunity to prepare for “future demands […]
Read MorePutting in place noneconomic damage caps appears to reduce payouts more than not having caps, but when caps increased to $500,000, the effect on payments was neutralized, new research shows. Specifically, any cap trimmed average payments by 15% ($42,980) compared with no cap, and a $250,000 cap reduced average payments by 20% ($59,331), researchers report […]
Read MoreIn a national study of hospital emergency department visits for opioid overdoses, 67.8% of the overdoses involved prescription opioids (including methadone), followed by heroin, other unspecified opioids, and multiple opioids, according to a study published online by JAMA Internal Medicine. Michael A. Yokell, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, and colleagues analysed the 2010 […]
Read MorePre-operative pain and depressive symptoms in older adults place them at greater risk of delirium following surgery, according to a study published in The Lancet Psychiatry. Both pain and depression are independent and interactive risk factors for delirium, suggesting a cumulative effect. “Understanding the impact of preoperative pain and depression on risk of delirium in […]
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