More than 1,800 hospitals will see payments from the federal government rise in 2016 due to improvements in quality under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services value-based purchasing program, ...

Providers will only make a decisive pivot toward value and health generation if the business case for value-based payment (VBP) is compelling and other paths to sustainable revenues are closed off.

Health systems are navigating a continued push toward value-based payment models, with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) accelerating timelines and signaling a broader expansion of ...

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, Accountable Care for Population Health, featuring analysis and discussion of how to understand, design, support, and measure ...

Acute care hospitals get a 2.6% payment increase under a final rule released Thursday afternoon by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This reflects a projected 2026 hospital market basket ...

Experts highlight that applying value-based payment models to atrial fibrillation care requires flexible, team-based approaches focused on reducing hospitalizations, repeat procedures, and stroke, ...

Rhode Island will use a $156 million federal grant to improve health care in its 18 rural communities. The largest portion of the funds, $32.2 million, will help providers transition to a value-based ...

On April 1, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) Program. This program mandates bundled payment reimbursements for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CMS launched a value-based care model on Jan. 1 known as the TEAM model. It coordinates the care of patients on ...

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Edifecs, a Cotiviti business and pioneer in healthcare data interoperability, today announced the next generation of its Population Payment Management platform ...

From improving outcomes for vulnerable, post-acute patients to building collaborative networks using real-time data for measurable impact, it can take several different approaches to deliver quality ...

Penetration of Medicare Shared Savings Program accountable care organizations and Medicare Advantage was not associated with substantive changes in health care use among commercial enrollees.