Systems Practices for the Care of Socially At-Risk Populations

by Board on Health Care Services, The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine, Committee on Accounting for Socioeconomic Status in Medicare Payment Programs, et al.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have been moving from volume-based, fee-for-service payment to value-based payment (VBP), which aims to improve health care quality, health outcomes, and patient care experiences, while also controlling costs. Since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, CMS has implemented a variety of VBP strategies, including incentive programs and risk-based alternative payment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309391970
• ISBN13: 9780309391979
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.3" x 10.8"