In the second of a two-part series on population health, Dr. David Nash, founding Dean Emeritus of the Jefferson College of Population Health, discusses how board members can apply the tenets of population health to their organizations. What does effective population health look like inside (and outside) of your hospital? Click on the video below […]
The iPro team had a great time at 2020 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference. It was great seeing familiar faces and making new friends. Check out the video below to see our interactive booth.
If you attended the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit, you may have seen the iProtean, now part of Veralon camera crew asking healthcare leaders one simple question: “If you had one wish for healthcare, what would it be?” The iPro team has created a single video to share what was top-of-mind for healthcare leaders at the […]
We are excited to announce the launch of a new website and an upgraded Learning Management System (LMS) experience that includes a new design, enhanced browser capabilities and rich new features. In an effort to quickly educate you on some of these amazing changes, we have prepared a brief video tour for you to watch. […]
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 […]
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 […]
CMS has proposed an overhaul of the Accountable Care Organization (ACO) program, to take effect July 2019. The Medicare ACO program, called the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) would have a new name, Pathways to Success. It would require the 561 existing ACOs to switch to one of two tracks and would mandate that they […]
Hospital merger & acquisition (M&A) activity in the second quarter of 2018 decreased by nearly 50 percent from the first quarter according to a M&A tracking company. Analyses by other companies that track M&A activity reported a similar decrease. However, physician practice acquisition remained steady in the second quarter. Irrespective of these numbers, […]
CMS recently released its proposed rule for changes to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) for FY19. In addition to a proposed 1.25 percent increase in hospital OPPS rates for FY19, CMS wants to reduce payment for hospital outpatient clinic visits at off-campus provider-based departments to 40 percent of the OPPS rate. The “site-neutral” […]
The head of CMS outlined the agency’s policy shift to competition and choice in a recent interview. Seema Verma noted, “Coming incentives will encourage Medicare beneficiaries to shop among providers, with those that have the lowest prices and deliver better-coordinated care gaining a competitive advantage.” (“Public Poll, Verma Reject Single-Payer,” HFMA Compass, July 27, 2018) […]