Commencing January 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will implement a novel alternative payment system for selected hospitals, known as the Transforming Episode Accountability Model (TEAM). This contemporary model will place the onus on participating hospitals to uphold care quality, control costs, and coordinate post-discharge care associated with five specific surgical procedures.
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Healthcare settings continue to feel the strain of inappropriate care decisions, not only negatively impacting patients but also burdening the entire healthcare ecosystem. As the demand outstrips the supply of healthcare services and providers, it becomes increasingly necessary to steer resources towards their effective management to assure accessible care.
Based on an analysis published by the…
A selective group of health system CEOs engaged with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington, D.C. on April 17. The interactive dialogue encompassed healthcare policy, financial provisions for research, digital healthcare transformation, and incentives for encouraging value-based care, among other topics. Secretary Kennedy, keen to gain from the attendees' expert wisdom and learn…