Editor’s Note: This blog originally appeared on the HealthTrust reSOURCEs website.
In January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new goals to move the healthcare system toward paying providers based on the quality, rather than the quantity, of care provided to patients.
HHS plans to tie 30 percent of payments to health outcomes by the end of 2016 and 50 percent by 2018. Those alternative payments will be made through nontraditional healthcare delivery models such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) and bundled payment arrangements, representing the continuation of a widespread transition in healthcare delivery. Click here to continue >>
