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Dear Healthcare Executive,
The distribution of gainshare checks to participating Baptist Health System
For organizations considering participation in the CMS Bundled Payments
This 24-page report documents the care payment experience of Baptist
Data from the ACE demonstration helped to lay the
A major player in the cardiac arena, having a little over
In Case Study in Bundled Payments: The Baptist
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Zucker provides a frank look at the challenges of structuring payments,
Like the ACE program, the Bundled Payments program is designed to
The Bundled Payments program, greenlighted by the Patient Protection
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Sincerely,
Melanie Matthews
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physicians was a 'Hallmark moment' of the CMS Acute Care Episode (ACE)
pilot, recalls Michael Zucker, senior vice president and chief development
officer. The ACE pilot tested bundled payments across specific episodes
of care.
initiative, Case Study in Bundled Payments: The Baptist Health
System Experience is essential reading before filing letters of
intent or applications for CMS's bundled payment program.
Health System in the CMS ACE demonstration pilot, which aligned
payment for services delivered across episodes of care or "bundled"
care. ACE focused on the cardiac and orthopedic diagnosis-related
group (DRGs), two of the public payor's most frequent and largest cost
disease areas.
groundwork for the new Bundled Payments program.
a third of the cardiac market share, Baptist Health saw
in the ACE demo an opportunity to gain market share,
align providers in quality and efficiency efforts,
and improve patient satisfaction. It signed on to be
one of five healthcare systems in the ACE pilot.
Health System Experience, Baptist Health System's
Michael Zucker, FACHE, outlines the San Antonio-
based five-hospital system's motivation for participation,
the key principles of the ACE demonstration, the challenges and benefits and
success strategies and lessons learned from the ACE demonstration — as
well as that "Hallmark moment."
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adjusting for severity, engaging physicians and vendors, coordinating
and negotiating services and preparing for transition to real-life
application.
align payments for services delivered across an episode of care,
such as heart bypass or hip replacement, rather than paying for
services separately.
and Affordable Care Act, outlines four broad approaches to bundled
payments. Providers will have flexibility to determine which episodes
of care and which services will be bundled together, making it easier
for providers of different sizes and readiness to participate in this initiative.
Bundled Payments: The Baptist Health System Experience to help
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Executive Vice President
The Healthcare Intelligence Network
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