After the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services took the lead in developing new payment models, such as the Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) and Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) programs, many health care provider organizations in the country have made the transition to these alternative payment systems. At this year's annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in San Diego, one of the key takeaways for attending surgeons was how they could implement strategies to meet the March 2018 deadline for submitting some type of performance year data to CMS in order to avoid penalties in income starting in 2019.
This article highlights presentations and discussions from the viewpoint of orthopedic surgeons including: what to expect from the different Medicare bundled payment models, the challenges and new developments; what it...
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