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

Unpacking the 2013 IPPS Final Rule

Rob Lazerow on August 2, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Medicare, Reimbursement, Finance, Market Trends, Strategy, Accountable Care, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Pay-for-Performance

Learn about the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule for 2013, which increases hospital reimbursement rates by 2.3% and finalizes important details about upcoming Medicare pay-for-performance programs.

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Unpacking the 2013 IPPS Final Rule

Register for Payment Innovation Office Hours

Rob Lazerow on July 24, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Medicare, Reimbursement, Finance, Strategy, Market Trends, Accountable Care, ACO, Bundled Payments, Payer and Regulatory Policy, Pay-for-Performance, Shared Savings Model

Reserve your spot for this special webconference addressing providers’ most pressing strategic and technical questions about emerging accountable payment models.

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Register for Payment Innovation Office Hours

Exploring the future of Medicare pay-for-performance programs

Rob Lazerow on May 3, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Medicare, Reimbursement, Finance, Strategy, Market Trends, Accountable Care, Pay-for-Performance

Read our initial analysis of CMS’s inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule for fiscal year 2013. Learn about updates to hospital operating payments and new rules for the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program and Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program.

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Exploring the future of Medicare pay-for-performance programs