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What is BPCI?

What is BPCI?

Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) was an initiative created by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) to test the efficacy of several different episode-based payment models in producing higher quality, moore coordinated health care at a lower cost to Medicare. BPCI was launched in 2013 concluded in 2018. The BPCI Advanced Model is a new iteration of the program and a continuation...

BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Episode-Based Payment Models

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HHS Confirms Launch of New Mandatory Bundled Payment Models

HHS Confirms Launch of New Mandatory Bundled Payment Models

In remarks to the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative, HHS Secretary Alex Azar confirmed that new mandatory bundled payment models are coming. During his tenure as Secretary of HHS, Azar has consistently signaled that new, required episode-based payment models are coming, and elaborated on those plans in yesterday’s remarks, saying, “We need results, American patients need change,...

Alternative Payment Models, BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Cancer, Cancer Navigation, CJR Model, OCM, Oncology, Oncology Care Model

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Mandatory Bundled Payments on the Horizon

Mandatory Bundled Payments on the Horizon

Requiring APMs Necessary to Test Efficacy and Spur Reform, Azar Says There are continuing indications that mandatory alternative payment models (APMS), including mandatory bundled payments, are coming. During remarks to the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) on September 6, 2018, Alex Azar, secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), stated,...

Alternative Payment Models, BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Cancer, CJR Model, OCM, Oncology Care Model

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Dr. Edward E. Partridge, Guideway Care CMO, 2018 Healthcare Bundled Payments Conference

Dr. Edward E. Partridge to Speak at 2018 Healthcare Bundled Payments Conference

Dr. Edward E. Partridge, Chief Medical Officer of Guideway Care, is slated to speak at the 2018 Healthcare Bundled Payments Conference. The conference is scheduled for September 13-14, 2018 in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Partridge will draw on his experience as Medical Director of the UAB Health System Cancer Community Network and Director Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of the UAB Comprehensive...

Alternative Payment Models, BPCI, BPCI Advanced, Bundled Payments, Care Guidance, Patient Care Connect, Patient Navigation, UAB Medicine

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