Market Trends in Bundled Payments
Bundled payments have emerged as a reimbursement method that supports health care providers鈥 efforts to redesign care and improve outcomes for specific patient populations and clinical episodes of care. They offer financial incentives for various providers to work with each other and with patients to deliver care in a more coordinated manner.
The AHA Center for Health Innovation, in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania鈥檚 Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE), hosted a two-part introductory webinar series on bundled payments last fall called 鈥淏undled Payments: Learning in Action Series.鈥
In Part 1, CHIBE鈥檚 Amol Navathe, M.D., and the University of Washington鈥檚 Joshua M. Liao, M.D., covered core aspects of bundled payment programs, including their goals, program types, design, trends in participation and types of participating entities, and relevant stakeholders. They emphasized helping clinicians and leaders identify other similar organizations that are participating in bundled payment programs and facing similar challenges and tasks. Attendees gained an appreciation for key market trends and forces around bundled payments.
Speakers
Amol Navathe, M.D., PhD
Associate Director
Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics University of Pennsylvania
Joshua M. Liao, M.D., MSc, FACP
Associate medical director of contracting and value-based care
University of Washington
Resources
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