CMS has finalized the cancellation of the mandatory hip fracture and cardiac bundled payment programs and made changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model, or CJR.
Posted late last week, the proposed rule would eliminate certain mandatory bundled payment programs, including those for heart attacks and joint replacements.
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
HHS Secretary Tom Price is no fan of mandatory bundled payments, and not surprisingly, CMS is now delaying multiple bundled payment initiatives.
An analyst survey shows that surgeons who are part of Medicare's Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement program are denying or delaying hip and knee replacements for certain patients.
Smart medtech companies are realizing that they have to be partners to hospitals and not simply vendors selling widgets.