APM Issue Brief: Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Overview

February 20, 2018

The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Initiative, one of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s (CMMI) largest initiatives, promotes improved outcomes, higher quality and increased coordination of care for Medicare beneficiaries by requiring participants to assume financial and performance accountability for an entire episode of care as opposed to separate individual procedures.

APM Issue Brief: Preparing for Bundled Payment Models: 7 Steps for Success

February 20, 2018

As the Quality Payment Program (QPP) comes into full force and the shift toward a value-based health care system continues, it is crucial the clinicians and practice administrators posture their practices to successfully implement bundled payment models.

APM Issue Brief: Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) Overview

February 20, 2018

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in Medicare include physicians, hospitals and other health care providers who are collectively accountable for providing coordinated, high-quality care at lower costs to Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries.