David Burda
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David Burda
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Bundled Payment Deals Prompt Hospitals to Rethink Relationships with SNFs
Aug. 14—Hospital and health system CFOs who are trying to make bundled payments work may find an answer in closer clinical alignment with skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), according to a new study.
Rewarding Investment in Social Determinants of Health
Aug. 10—Healthcare providers and health insurers would be far more likely to spend money on health-improving social programs if they could count on a monetary return on their investment.
March Toward Value-Based Care Slipping: Survey
July 18—A new survey of physicians and health plan execs says the march toward value-based care is slipping, throwing shade on other surveys that say the transition to outcomes-based payment is on track.
Hospital Concerns Push CMS Time Out on Star Ratings
June 15—The stars and the data didn’t align for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which said this week that it was postponing its scheduled July update to the agency’s star ratings for some 4,000 hospitals nationwide.
Health Plan-Provider Insurance Partnerships Pick Up Speed
June 11—The year of the crossover healthcare deal shows no signs of slowing down with the release of new figures that point to a record number of new health insurer-provider sponsored insurance products in 2018.