How is Covid-19 affecting hospitals?

In this 90 second excerpt, Dan Grauman (CEO of Veralon Partners), outlines the 3 most impactful ways that the Covid-19 crisis is affecting hospital operations in the immediate term. He attributes the financial impact to the increased cost of treating Covid-19 patients, the reduction of profitable elective treatments and drastic change in employed physician hours. […]

On-boarding 50+ new learners in the last 48 hours #teamwork

With the Covid 19 crisis in full swing, we’ve had an influx of hospital trustees reengaging with education while quarantined. In the last 48 hours, the iPro team has rallied to on-boarded over 50 new learners and schedule over 250 courses into learner’s Individual Learning Pathways. Shout out to Heath for pitching in to help […]

Next Generation ACOs Cut Medicare Spending

Next Generation ACOs (NGACO) have been associated with model-wide reductions in spending without declines in quality, according to a new report from CMS. Based on their first performance year (2016), the participating NGACOS reduced Medicare spending by approximately $100 million.   The savings appeared to be associated with reductions in hospital and skilled nursing facility […]

Successful Medicare ACOs Bring In Less Money than FFS Payment System

According to a recent report on the 2016 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) results, Track 1 ACOs that earned shared savings still incurred a $31 per member per month (PMPM) loss on average, equating to $5.2 million in losses for an average organization.   For Track 1 ACOs earning shared savings, the average $27 PMPM savings payment […]