Most providers, payers and payviders believe their value-based care (VBC) programs to date have been somewhat, not very, successful, a recent survey has found. Alongside industrywide trends, the Terry Health survey sought to identify areas in which the VBC experience of providers, payers and hybrids aligned or were at odds. It reached more than 400…
Download Slides Is your ACO up for the challenges in the CMS Proposed PFS Rule for 2024? While many ACOs have focused mainly on the new APP reporting alternative, there are many aspects to that rule that push ACOs forward in their development as instruments for organizing Value-Based Care. These include a central role in…
Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) represent a growing opportunity for palliative care companies, and providers have a number of ways to get in on the ground floor. Along with Medicare Advantage, ACOs are one of the few avenues towards more robust reimbursement than fee-for-service models. Operators can come to ACOs by two main avenues. For one,…
The end of each calendar year brings with it an atmosphere of heightened scrutiny for risk-bearing health care organizations. These organizations are in a race against time to close risk and quality gaps to maximize their performance and reimbursements in value-based care (VBC). The upcoming Healthcare Quality Week is a timely reminder for organizations to…
While the need to address social determinants of health (SDOH) is definitely not new, 2023 marks the first year SDOH is codified into national and statewide value-based payment program mandates. These mandates are designed to hold Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) and Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) accountable. While the rollout of SDOH code sets across our…
Download Slides New HCC model keeping you up at night? Here’s how to prep. The V28 transition will be critical to your 2024 strategy. And with big changes there are questions: Are coders prepared for the massive HCC code changes? How will the changes impact our populations risk scores? And what does that mean…
Dive Brief: The CMS agency that tests value-based payment models hopes to announce two new models in behavioral health and maternal health later this year, according to Liz Fowler, director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Both upcoming models have “a heavy role” for the Medicaid program, Fowler said Thursday during a Health…
Are you spending too many resources chasing charts? The answer is probably yes. Validating diagnoses for members is critical to success for any risk adjusted population, and retrieving and coding charts is the most popular process used to tackle this issue. While chart chasing can be helpful, there are inefficiencies that can be a burden….
Download Slides Medicaid expansion is putting pressure on states, providers and plans to drive down costs. States want to limit exposure by signing full-risk contracts with health plans and provider systems. How can you meet new requirements and secure your spot in the market? In this webinar, ATTAC Consulting Group will share expert insights…
Having good hospital readmission rates is nearly impossible without a curated patient engagement strategy. A key metric in most value-based care models, hospital readmission rates measure the proportion of patients who are readmitted back into the hospital after discharge. Many hospitals look at their readmission rates at different intervals—30, 60, and 180 days—but most payment…