What Will it Take to Reach True Transparency in Health Care with Paul Bruning, DHA
A Note From CODE: We are pleased to share this thought leadership guest blog from Paul Bruning, who is…
How to be Successful with Bundled Payments with Dr. Kevin Bozic
Today our system is primarily fee for service, which incentivizes over-utilization based on intensity and volume of…
How to Prepare for Value-Based Care in Spine
We’re seeing it everywhere – the transition from fee-for-service to value-based care is here. With the…
Optimize Bundled Payment Programs with Outcomes
Beginning in 2016, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have mandated the use of bundled payments for knee and…
Bundled Payments: What You Need to Know
Episode-based payment, evidence-based case rate, global bundled payment, among others, are all different terms used for…
CAHPS: What are they? Why are they important? What do they mean for you?
What is CAHPS? The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) program is a multi-year initiative…
TKA & THA Implants: Cost vs Value Analysis
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) are the two of the most common orthopedic procedures…
Meaningful Use & PQRS Measures: PRO’s Past, Present, and Future Role
Patient-reported outcome (PRO) data now plays a key role when it comes to Meaningful Use. When the incentive first…