Toward Accountable Payment

About This Blog

Welcome to Toward Accountable Payment, the official blog of the Medicare Payment Innovation Project. The project is an ongoing initiative to study provider payment reform and support organizations engaging in innovative payment programs.

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Rob Lazerow
202-266-6626 | lazerowr@advisory.com

Recent Posts

Register for the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule Webconference Series—Top Questions from Our Inaugural Session

Rob Lazerow on October 26, 2011  |  Permalink

Topics: Strategy, Market Trends, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Medicare, Reimbursement, Finance, Accountable Care, Shared Savings Model

Review the top five questions asked during our October 25, 2011 webconference exploring the Medicare Shared Savings Program final rule and register for one of the remaining sessions in this special webconference series.

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Register for the Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule Webconference Series—Top Questions from Our Inaugural Session

Initial thoughts on the final ACO rule and key takeaways for providers

on October 24, 2011  |  Permalink

Topics: Shared Savings Model, Market Trends, Strategy, ACO, Utilization, Efficiency, Performance Improvement, Process Improvement, Outcomes, Quality, Medicare, Reimbursement, Finance, Hospital-Physician Alignment, Physician Issues, Pay-for-Performance, Payer and Regulatory Policy

CMS's much-anticipated Medicare Shared Savings Program Final Rule acknowledges several key provider concerns, lowering the hurdles for joining the program and making participation more attractive for providers.

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Initial thoughts on the final ACO rule and key takeaways for providers

Top 10 Questions about the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative

Rob Lazerow on October 10, 2011  |  Permalink

Topics: Medicare, Reimbursement, Finance, Strategy, Market Trends, Accountable Care, Bundled Payments

Read responses to the top questions Advisory Board members have asked since CMS’s Innovation Center announced the new Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative.

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Top 10 Questions about the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative