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MedCity News August 19, 2021
Partnering with private consulting firms can spur greater hospital participation in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative Advanced Model, in which hospitals earn rewards for spending less than CMS-set benchmarks on an episode of care or pay penalties if they spend more.
Partnering with private consulting firms could prompt hospitals to participate in a greater number of episodes in a federal bundled payments program, according to new research.
The voluntary Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative Advanced Model, or BPCI Advanced, compares spending for specific clinical episodes, like congestive heart failure or sepsis, with benchmarks set by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Hospitals take on financial risk in the program — if spending is less than the...
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