Accounting & Financial Management
More patients is resulting in a self-induced postponement of non-emergent surgical cases, resulting in lower hospital revenues.
This is just the latest report to suggest many nonprofits skimp on their community contribution requirements.
The impact of Blue Premier appeared to grow last year as providers made gains in quality and cost measures.
ACOs also hit an average quality score of 97.8%, and 60 ACOs earned a perfect score of 100.
The findings have implications for the healthcare industry, suggesting that another wide-scale pandemic could strain hospital staffs and resources.
HIMSS21
Total hip and knee replacement bundles from CMS spurred the risk-bearing system to seek a new way to maximize savings.
Elevated health system utilization will likely lead to increasing costs and higher insurance premiums for years to come.
The effort is led by CEO Michael Dowling, Dr. Chethan Sathya of Northwell Health and Dr. Joseph Sakran of Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Capitation sets direct contracting apart from other models. While there are wrinkles to be ironed out, payers and providers are onboard.
While revenues are down year-over-year, they still surpassed Wall Street's expectations.