Leavitt Partners recently released a new publication entitled “Assessment of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program: Current Results and Opportunities for Improvement”. This paper...
Finalized in the Physician Fee Schedule for 2016, CMS is adding a 34th measure to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) – Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of...
CMS released the final rule for the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, the bundled payment model that holds certain hospitals accountable for the quality of care delivered to...
CMS and OIG have issued a final rule formalizing waivers of specified fraud and abuse laws in relation to the MSSP. The rule finalizes five waivers relating to certain provisions of the physician...
In January, an additional 89 provider organizations joined the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) as accountable care organizations (ACOs). While this year’s new entrants are a smaller...
Recent data suggest that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are improving important aspects of care and some are achieving early cost savings, but there is a long way to go. Not all ACOs will...