Modern Healthcare December 8, 2016
The CMS Innovation Center announced on Thursday two new care delivery models intended to improve patient engagement and decision-making.
The models will encourage Medicare beneficiaries to be more engaged in their care decisions by having more access to their health information, wrote Dr. Patrick Conway, CMS’ chief medical officer, and Dr. Andy Bindman, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in a blog post announcing the models.
The two models are called the Shared Decision Making Model and the Direct Decision Support Model.
The Shared Decision Making Model allows Medicare beneficiaries to work with their clinicians to choose their best treatment plans, including surgery.
Clinicians can participate in the model if they are currently part of the Medicare...
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