Specialty Payment Model Opportunities and Assessment Gastroenterology and Cardiology Model Design Report

• Main Author: Mulcahy, Andrew W. (auth)
• Other Authors: Chan, Chris (auth), Hirshman, Samuel (auth), Huckfeldt, Peter J. (auth), Kofner, Aaron (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2015
• Subjects: History of the Americas; Medicine: general issues; Medical insurance; Health Sciences; History
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Gastroenterology and cardiology services are common and costly among Medicare beneficiaries. Episode-based payment models may offer a way to create incentives for high-quality, low-cost care. This report describes research related to the design of episode-based payment models for ambulatory gastroen...