Executive Briefings | May 11, 2018
Why Your Performance Reporting Should Include ‘Episodes Of Care’
"Episodes of care" are an increasingly common form of value-based reimbursement.
The most widely known episode of care or bundled payment model is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) bundled rate initiative for Medicare, which pays for acute care hospital stays and related post-acute services through episodic payment mechanisms. Depending on the payment model, bundles include designated episode lengths of 30, 60, or 90 days related to a hospital stay (see Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Initiative: General Information).
Humana recently expanded the availability of . . .