There are two common approaches to VBP. The first is shared savings, where clinicians experience financial gains or losses based on their performance on clinical or spending outcomes. The second is ...

As part of the Rural Health Transformation Program, 42 states are expanding or establishing new alternative payment models, a recent analysis shows.  | Forty-two states are expanding or establishing ...

Value-based care models in oncology must be adaptable to balance quality, cost, and patient outcomes amid evolving clinical practices and cost structures. Advanced therapies complicate payment model ...

There is no doubt that the government is accelerating its shift to value-based payments, where physicians are rewarded — to an increasing extent — for quality, rather than quantity of care. And it’s ...

Unpredictability in the healthcare industry unnerves hospital leaders, as no one knows the future of the ACA or if the new administration will further alter existing payment reform programs. The ...

In the world of Medicare Advantage, a disturbing shift is occurring. What began as a noble push toward value-based care has increasingly morphed into an aggressive pursuit of value-based payment ...

In the continuing effort to increase quality and decrease costs, health plans and providers are shifting from volume-based care to a value-based reimbursement structure. Value-based reimbursement ...

The trend toward value-based payment for healthcare services is gaining momentum. For better or for worse, we have paid for healthcare in the U.S. on a fee-for-service basis – from the perspective of ...

Value-based care continues to account for a substantial share of U.S. healthcare payments, underscoring sustained payer investment in payment models that link reimbursement to quality and cost ...

The considerable hype around blockchain is starting to be tempered by enterprises earning practical experience and identifying worthwhile use cases for the technology. Most of the buzz around ...

Just over three-quarters of health system and hospital C-suites say they plan to increase value-based care model participation within the next two years, up from the 57% who indicated similarly back ...

Most physicians surveyed said the move toward value-based payment is ineffective and has increased regulatory burdens, according to the 2018 MGMA Regulatory Burden Survey. MGMA surveyed 426 ...