Using a Bundled Payment Program to Improve Maternity Outcomes

HealthLeaders Media July 26, 2022
Eric Wicklund

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has designed an innovative care management program that has helped Metro Nashville Public Schools save thousands of dollars and improve outcomes for its pregnant teachers.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

– Bundled payment programs, which give care teams a set amount of money to manage a care path, such as surgery or maternity care, have so far had mixed reviews.

– Vanderbilt University Medical Center designed its bundled payment program with the Metro Nashville Public Schools health plan to address high C-section rates and NICU costs, putting clinicians in charge of the care plan and eliminating out-of-pocket costs for the teachers.

– In its first year the program cut C-section rates and NICU costs, improved clinical outcomes, saved more...

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