If CMS’s new proposed option for APP Reporting becomes part of the Final Rule, ACOs will have the ability to limit quality reporting to Medicare patients only. Your ACO must now determine whether reporting Medicare-only patients saves work and money and best demonstrates your quality. Use these Roji TIPS to decide what approach will work…
The goal of value-based care (VBC) is to create financial incentives for providers to improve patient outcomes while controlling costs of care. Unlike the traditional “fee for service” (FFS) model, under which providers are reimbursed based on volume, VBC rewards providers for efficiently delivering higher-quality care. While greater operational efficiency and cost control are essential…
Download Slides The healthcare industry is currently experiencing a paradigm shift. HCC Version 28 fundamentally changes how healthcare organizations adjust for risk, and organizations should begin the transition now to be ready for next year. Join experts from Lightbeam Health Solutions as they delve into the pivotal CMS HCC v28 model changes, outline the…
The United States is one of the most dangerous among wealthy nations for women to give birth. Disturbingly, it’s even more dangerous for women of color. Black women are about three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women, while maternal mortality rates among American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) women are…
Download Slides Do you know the business impact patient referrals have on your bottom line or value-based outcomes? More importantly, what are you doing to ensure referrals are supporting your VBC and FFS initiatives? What if your organization was able to effectively leverage referral automation and data within your EHR to reduce Leakage by…
Download Slides Value-based care (VBC) organizations specialize in improving the quality of care while controlling costs. This risk-based model places an emphasis on delivering better patient health outcomes. Investment in VBC increased nearly 4X from 2019 to 2021. Last year CMS announced their goal to shift 100% of MA members to accountable care by…
Private equity is gaining a foothold in healthcare despite growing evidence that its role has been detrimental to care quality and prices. But new data and even governmental concern aren’t slowing private equity investments in provider organizations. Full Article
The shift toward value-based care (VBC) is increasingly taking hold in health care as practices continue to face challenges with stagnant fee-for-servicereimbursement rates and medical cost inflation. To succeed in a VBC environment, practices must adopt patient engagement as a foundational capability. Better patient engagement not only helps keep patients healthy and from needing higher-cost…
Effective population health management requires collecting, processing, and analyzing large amounts of patient data, making data analytics tools key for any population health initiative. Population health is often conceptualized based on a definition in a review published in the March 2003 issue of the American Journal of Public Health, which states that the term refers to…
A transition to value-based reimbursement would fundamentally change the traditional hospice business model. It could also wield a powerful influence on an organization’s culture. Hospices are inching ever closer to the value-based arena. To date, much of this has centered around diversified programs like palliative care, PACE and other services. However, the ongoing value-based insurance…