Description
he government is one of the largest purchasers of health care services and because of this, they seek out opportunities to contain costs. Recent health care policy has focused on managing costs while offering quality care and improving access to care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Innovation Center develops payment and service delivery models with this in mind.
Scenario
Mr. Magone, CEO of Healing Hands Hospital, has asked you to join the Future of Healing Hands Task Force. Your first assignment is to work with the hospital's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ms. Johnson, and provide a summary of how the new CMS initiatives might impact the organization’s revenue structure. More information on the innovation models can be found on the CMS Web site.
- Describe an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and the benefits of an ACO.
- Describe an episode-based payment initiative and the benefits of this initiative to Healing Hands Hospital.
Reference
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). (n.d.). Innovation models. Retrieved from https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/#views=mode...
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In most healthcare organizations understanding that reimbursement, as well
as the changes in nancial trends, are somehow correlated, is an imperative
approach that brings about a positive change. For the Healing Hands Hospital,
depending on the revenue collected from the managed care reimbursements,
helps in controlling most of its operations. For that case, a change that may
occur on the managed care system is likely to have a signi cant in uence on
the income as well as the nancial budget. The above is expected to have a
signi cant effect on how the employees are paid as well as the quality of care
that is offered to patients. The reduction of the average length stay in the
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hospital is an imperative method that can be considered to lessen the risk of
infection of hospital-acquired infection. In this healthcare unit, there are
several approaches that can be put into consideration to facilitate positive
change in the way the helping Hands Hospital operates.
Accountable care organization ACO
In an instance where the community may suffer from signi cant health issues,
the healthcare sector may decide to come up with the approaches that may
assist in resolving the major health issues in the community. An accountable
care organiz...