The Controversy over the Rules of the Game for the Medicare Shared Savings Program
Ken Perez examines the fundamental disagreement over how MSSP ACO savings are being measured and the potential fallout as participants consider leaving the program.
Your Health System Is Ready for the Future—But Is Your Leadership Structure?
John Johnston and Vincent Joseph explain that even as revenue and volume continue to move into nonhospital entities, leaders must be held accountable for the performance of their own individual business units or regions, as well as for systemwide results.
An Ounce of Prevention: Intervention Engagement Strategies in Population Health Management
Pete Desai explains that as consumerism and value-based care collide, providers would be remiss to neglect the important role that preventive patient intervention programs can play in improving the health of patient populations.
Time to Reassess: Keeping Up with Changes to CJR Target Pricing
Performance improvement targets have shifted again in the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) program. Darcie Hurteau explains why participants should reassess their program strategies in light of this change.
hfm Blog Archives: October-December 2018
Catch up on all of the hfm blog posts published between October and December 2018.
Penicillin Skin Testing Leads to Better Care and Significant Savings
Bruce Jones explains the benefits—and simplicity—of confirming a patient is allergic to penicillin before opting to use alternative treatments.
Navigating Bad Payer Behavior in Emergency Services Billing
Weaver Hickerson and Tyler Williams propose three strategies to mitigate risk of denials in the emergency department in the wake of changes in insurer policy.
Addressing Health Disparities by Promoting Achievement in Disadvantaged Students
Barry D. Mann describes a national program that Main Line Health initiated to engage disadvantaged high school students in learning about healthcare operations and career possibilities.
Emphasizing Opportunity in EHR Conversions
Christine Pearson, Julianne Dreon, and Matt Onesko explain that as EHR adoption progresses from the implementation phase to optimization, lessons learned contribute to results that may be better than anticipated.
Reducing Cancer Costs: Lessons from Leading Oncology Practices
Sita Kapoor highlights seven lessons learned from early participants in the CMS Oncology Care Model about reducing cancer care costs.