Medical Economics November 18, 2020
For a traditional primary care practice, incentives can range from $3,000 to as much as $25,000 annually if key quality metrics are attained
Over the past several years, healthcare payer’s transition of incorporating traditional fee-for-service care with value-based initiatives has resulted in the introduction of an array of quality data metrics and financial incentive programs.
These quality programs now made widely available by major payers such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and numerous commercial insurers; aim to increase the quality of care whilst reducing waste and cost. Apart from a handful of comparable chronic disease metrics, some payers have opted to design unique quality measures, based on the greatest opportunities for their specific patient populations. However,...