Rising health care costs along with employers’ focus on improving quality and increasing patient engagement are key drivers fueling the growth of direct-to-employer contracting.
CMS’s recent release of claims data related to the BPCI-Advanced program has increased anxiety levels across the country. Providers currently participating in, or considering entering into, the BPCI-Advanced program for...
Let’s take a look at Primary Care First, a 5-year, voluntary payment model that’s like Comprehensive Primary Care Plus’s (CPC+) older sibling who moved out of the house.
Before Medicare releases requested historical claims data, it is essential that hospitals begin to assess, evaluate, build, and refine their various systems and assets to prepare for BPCI-A. Read on...
There is a lot happening in traditional Medicare alternative payment model (APM) development and evolution. Sg2 is here to help our members stay on track and think through the strategy...
If you are not yet involved in BPCI-A, you should give serious consideration to participating in the initiative for the experience it provides with episode payment models—and Sg2 can help.
Episode payment models—in all their various forms—will stand the test of time, and there are strong reasons for health systems to take advantage of BPCI-A to advance their overall value-based...
For providers still undecided on BPCI-A, or even the 16% who opted out and withdrew, Sg2 sees applying for the second cohort as an opportunity not to be overlooked.
The business implications are so big it should be a strategic issue, not just a contracting issue.
MA has grown by 71% since 2010, now covering one-third of all Medicare beneficiaries. Sg2 expects this growth to continue, making the program a significant revenue source for many organizations.
Learn how effectively designed spine surgery bundled payment can help set the foundation for long-term success in comprehensive spine care programs.
Read on to learn more about OP-35, the first oncology performance measure proposed to be added to the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program.
