Market readiness is the theme for this year’s outlook. The talk of transformation has traction. Too many disruptors are in the healthcare market pushing out traditional models of care. Until you see the information gathered in one document, it may seem transformation is still a while away. Our study of trends and market signals indicate otherwise.
An integrated program of services can contribute to reducing the cost of care and services to Medicare beneficiaries residing in seniors housing.
The tides are shifting the expectations of home care. Pressure from reimbursement, shifting payment models, and value-based care are driving the change.
Starting November 1, UnitedHealthcare will not pay for unplanned surgeries in an outpatient setting unless it determines the site is medically necessary.
Private Medicare plans will soon include expanded plan options for seniors, more telehealth, and innovative plan designs and payment models.
Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans are adding two new dementia codes in their risk adjustment payment system and expanding flexibility in the MA benefit design.
Payers and providers are redefining and rethinking how new models of care can move the needle toward value-based care.
Kaiser Permanente Colorado and VNA-Denver jointly offer intense, consistent education to elderly heart failure patients discharged from the hospital.
People who are continuously enrolled in Medicare Advantage are less likely to die in a hospital than those continuously enrolled in Medicare fee-for-service.
A recent filing by Humana indicates the insurer is instituting a new bonus plan that is not just tied to financial performance, but also to health outcomes.
CMS recently proposed a new payment model that would bundle payment to acute care hospitals for heart attack and cardiac bypass surgery services.
Payers and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) are turning to palliative care programs as a way to offer value-based end-of-life care.
Medicaid’s reform will lead to greater care coordination, a focus on reducing costs and more possibilities of risk and preferred provider networks.
Aetna’s Compassionate Care Program is designed to improve the quality of patient care for individuals with life-threatening illnesses.
Early evidence suggests that, under episode-based incentives, clinicians and organizations can improve the value of care for certain episodes.
Greater use of Medicare Advantage over traditional fee-for-service Medicare has been associated with fewer overall hospitalizations.
Telehealth policy develops much more slowly than the rapidly advancing technology, but incremental changes are taking place.
In 2014, 14% of inpatient stays were readmitted within 30 days. More than one-third of these readmissions occurred within seven days.
This issue of FutureFocus highlights the innovation of an in-home, physician-led model working collaboratively with a payer to manage complex care.
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