Ask the Experts: CJR Physician Gain Sharing Agreements
Are boilerplate CJR physician gain sharing agreement templates available or should agreements be created from scratch?
Contracting for Primary Care and Value Improves Patient Outcomes and Lowers Costs
Humana offers primary care practices four types of value-based contracts, but also customizes plans that emphasize population health or other initiatives.
Value Initiative for IPA Performance Proves Its Worth
John Baackes, CEO of L.A. Care Health Plan, describes the plan’s approach to assessing the value of independent practice associations to ensure high-quality member service.
MACRA Improvements Coming, CMS Official Says
March 13—A series of regulatory changes are coming to the Medicare physician payment system this year, including an effort to ease quality-data reporting by hospital-employed physicians.
Few Physicians Support Value-Based Models: Survey
Jan. 31—Most physicians are unconvinced that high-profile value-based payment models will either control costs or improve patient health outcomes, according to a recent survey.
Strategies to Measure Performance and Enhance Quality Under MIPS
Access to flexible, robust tracking tools that produce a range of actionable data are proving crucial for physicians participating in the primary track of MACRA.
CMS Quality Payment Program CY18 Final Rule Summary
This document summarizes the CY18 Quality Payment Program (QPP) final rule.
CMS 2018 PFS Final Rule Summary
This document provides a detailed summary of the CY18 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, published by CMS.
Executive Summary: CMS Quality Payment Program 2018 Final Rule
This document briefly summarizes key financial and operational impacts from the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) final rule, published by CMS.
Executive Summary: CMS 2018 PFS Final Rule
This document highlights key financial and operational impacts from the CY18 PFS final rule, published by CMS.