What finance leaders need to know about the Episode Payment Models final rule

On December 20, 2016, CMS released the Advancing Care Coordination through Episode Payment Models final rule, establishing mandatory bundles for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in 98 metropolitan service areas, a cardiac rehab incentive payment model, and expanding the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model (CJR) to include surgical hip/femur fracture treatment (SHFFT).