ECG 2017 Thought Leadership Compendium

With bundle episode lengths increasing and the list of clinical episodes growing, population health management will continue to align with the implementation of bundled payments.

CMS released its proposal for CY 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) payment rules, containing significant changes to reimbursement for hospitals participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

Physician compensation models based on work relative-value units should consider not only industry median benchmarks but also variations across different productivity levels.

The unsustainable trajectory of our healthcare delivery system requires that care delivery transformation be a top priority for today’s healthcare leaders. We have identified four key areas organizations should focus their efforts on and discuss how to successfully deploy a structured approach to the transformation process.

In this paper, we will describe the forces that are changing surgery and outline strategic considerations for navigating this fundamental shift in a crucial business.

Making clinically integrated networks truly effective will require physicians and administrators to overcome
several organizational challenges. Here are the biggest ones identified by a panel of physician leaders.

Referral standards present a highly effective yet low-cost option for improving patient care coordination.