Long-term and post-acute care (LTPAC) providers play a vital role in our health system. As one of the most complex patient populations, LTPAC patients are a considerable driver of Medicare costs. According to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, Medicare spent nearly $57 billion on post-acute care—around 15% of total spending. Forty percent of inpatient hospital discharges…
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Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the most pivotal pragmatic change in how physicians interact with patients since the advent of the electronic health record (EHR). As health care grapples with a tremendous amount of provider burnout—and the resulting mass exit from the field—it is exciting to consider how generative AI could help restore the patient…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has unveiled a new primary care-oriented Accountable Care Organization (ACO) payment model that holds opportunities for hospices. This demonstration reflects a push by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reduce fragmentation in the health care system by strengthening primary care as a hub…
A new voluntary model announced March 19 by the CMS Innovation Center seeks to empower primary care providers in smaller accountable care organizations (ACOs) to treat people with Medicare using team-based, person-centered proactive care. The announcement drew praise from primary care groups participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program. The ACO Primary Care Flex Model…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model), allowing eligible accountable care organizations to treat people with with Medicare using person-centered proactive care. The model will give a one-time advanced shared savings payment and monthly prospective primary care payments to ACOs. In theory,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new voluntary model Tuesday – centered around primary care providers – that could offer home-based care providers more opportunity to dive into risk-based care. Dubbed the ACO Primary Care Flex Model (ACO PC Flex Model), it will provide one-time advanced shared savings payments and monthly…
Thyme Care, a value-based care enabler focused on oncology, has formally launched a dedicated platform for oncology practice partners. Thyme Care Oncology Partners (TCOP), which has long been in the making, currently consists of more than 400 oncologists across 25 states. Together, Thyme and its partner practices will design and implement value-based initiatives for patients…
A 2023 Medical Economics® report found that over the course of their careers, 92% of physicians have experienced burnout. In addition, 62% of providers currently feel burned out. The American Medical Association officially defines burnout as including a reduced sense of personal achievement, emotional exhaustion and a sense of depersonalization, having less empathy toward patients…
Medicare is responsible for more than one in five dollars spent on health care in the United States. Given its size and mission, Medicare programs and policies have a major role in transitioning the health care system away from fee-for-service payment, which incentivizes the quantity of care, and toward value-based payment, which incentivizes higher-quality care…