IT challenges await bundled payment approaches

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is laying the groundwork for new Medicare payment models for cardiac procedures.

Bundled payments for cardiac care may be the next of other programs in other areas seeking to use the approach.

However, CMS and other research within the industry suggests that the lack of appropriate information technology may cause problems for bundled payment approaches.

Acute care hospitals in selected regions will participate in the cardiac program, according to a rule proposed earlier this month. “All related care within 90 days of hospital discharge will be included in the episode of care,” according to the rule, which will undergo an industry comment period before being finalized. For the full article click here

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