Technology company Post Acute Analytics closed on its Series C funding round on Thursday, bolstered by investment firm Rubicon Founders. Financial details were not disclosed. Rubicon is led by Adam Boehler, former Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) director and a senior adviser to the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
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Skilled nursing providers are looking for ways to get ahead as the long-term care industry increasingly moves toward a value-based payment world. Operators who have taken the leap to create their own in-house insurance plans are starting to see the move pay off in a big way, both on the clinical and financial side of […]
For skilled nursing facilities, the ability to treat patients in place has far-reaching implications, perhaps most prominently in reducing unnecessary hospitalizations. Usually that reduction is framed in terms of cost, with penalties for hospitals and SNFs alike if a patient returns to the acute care setting too soon. SNFs that perform well in preventing resident […]
The nation’s top Medicare official this week expressed serious disappointment in the performance of alternative Medicare payment models, citing key design flaws and promising more mandatory programs to come. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently completed an analysis of several early attempts at value-based payment structures, with administrator Seema Verma disappointed in […]
The federal government on Monday announced the appointment of Brad Smith, a health care and insurance industry veteran, as the next head of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). Smith, previously the chief operating officer at insurance giant Anthem’s diversified business group, will additionally serve as senior advisor for value-based transformation to Department […]
Adam Boehler will leave his position as the chief of the federal government’s top incubator for new payment models after an appointment to another office. President Trump late Wednesday nominated Boehler — who has served as director of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) since April 2018 — to become the CEO of […]
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations for long-stay nursing facility residents can be significantly reduced by embedding nurses and nurse practitioners, according to a new analysis. In turn, the strategy could substantially slash Medicare spending. That’s according to an independent evaluation of the OPTIMISTIC program prepared at the request of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI). OPTIMISTIC was developed […]
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