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Comparison of Medicare Beneficiary Characteristics Report
Medicare beneficiaries may receive ambulatory care services in different settings, including independent physician offices (IPOs), hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs), emergency departments (EDs), and – for surgical services – ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). Our findings suggest higher needs for patients treated in HOPDs as compared to other settings, because of SDOH and higher clinical complexity.
Drugs with Adjusted Coinsurance Amounts for the Quarter April 1-June 30, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) March 15 announced 27 prescription drugs for which it will lower Part B beneficiary coinsurance, beginning April 1 through June 30, 2023, as required by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This is a table of those drugs.
Small Rural Hospital Helps Build ‘Bridge’ to Addiction Services with New Mobile Clinic
Fueled by $1M HRSA grant, Baystate Franklin Medical Center works to stem the tide of the opioid epidemic.
Infographic: Rural Hospitals: Community Cornerstones Facing Perilous Threats to Care
Millions of people living in rural areas depend on their community’s hospital as an important — and often the only — source of local
The Doorway at Cheshire Medical Center Leads to Healing
New Hampshire posted the third-highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in the nation in 2018.
Feeding the Residents of Hardeman County Tennessee
On October 30, 2018 Hardeman County Tennessee adopted its community health needs assessment (CHNA) developed under the leadership of West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar General Hospital (BGH) and in cooperation with the Hardeman County Health Council (Council).
2020 Rural Hospital Interventions for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Case Studies
As the COVID-19 outbreak evolves, AHA has captured the following inspirational stories and lessons learned of how rural hospitals and health systems are working to increase access points, deliver c
Optum Looks to Expand Value-Based Care Offerings through Integrated Approach
Optum states that it expects to treat 4 million people in accountable care models this year, a whopping increase from the 1.8 million patients it treated in these programs in 2022.
6 Issues to Explore in Direct Contracting Relationships
The Ochsner Health Network will start a new accountable care plan on Jan. 1 to cover about 6,600 Walmart and Sam’s Club employees in the New Orleans, North Shore and Baton Rouge areas. The deal is designed to improve the quality of care and lower overall health costs for employees from 41 store locations who opt into the plan.
The Latest on Bundled Payments
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement has seen some dramatic success with bundled care for hip and knee replacements. But recent research published in the Harvard Business Review indicates early returns on bundled payments for five of the most common other medical conditions in the BPCI program have not yet achieved desired results.