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AAOS on Concerning Changes in CMS 2020 Final Payment Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 9, 2019) — American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Kristy L. Weber, MD, FAAOS, issued the following statement…
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UnitedHealth Adopts Bundled Payment Model for Orthopedic Care
By Vera Gruessner – December 12, 2016 Healthcare payers are finding that their reimbursement totals show higher spend for hip, knee,…
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UnitedHealthcare Launches New Value-Based Care Payment to Help Improve Health Outcomes and Reduce Costs for Knee, Hip and Spine Procedures
December 01, 2016 MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UnitedHealthcare has launched a new value-based care payment for knee, hip and spine procedures that…
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CMS Publishes 2017 Final Hospital Outpatient and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Rule Increasing Outpatient Facility Reimbursement for MIS SI Joint Fusion Using SI-BONE’s iFuse Implant System®
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant System® (“iFuse”),…
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Should your ASC bundle? Dr. Randolph Bishop on navigating a spine program
Written by Megan Wood | August 29, 2016 Bundled payment programs are receiving a lot of buzz in the value-based arena,…
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The Roadmap To Physician Payment Reform: What It Will Take For All Clinicians To Succeed Under MACRA
Mark McClellan, Frank McStay, and Robert Saunders – August 30, 2016 As the largest change in Medicare physician payment since the…
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Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies Value-Based Solutions Help Health Systems Address Proposed Mandatory CMS Plan for Episode Payment Models
WEST CHESTER, PA – August 3, 2016 – The Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies are helping health systems across…
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NuVasive Secures CMS Add-On Payment for Innovative MAGEC System
SAN DIEGO, CA –(Marketwired – August 04, 2016) – NuVasive, Inc. (NUVA), a leading medical device company focused on transforming…
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Survey: Hospitals aren’t ready for Medicare bundled payment program
BY FINK DENSFORD Hospitals may not be ready to handle the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services new bundle reimbursement…
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AMA Says New Payment Model Rightly Focusing on Care
Statement attributed to Dr. Steven J. Stack, M.D., president of the American Medical Association. “At first glance, this new payment…
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Hospitals Brace for New Medicare Payment Rules
By: MELINDA BECK Starting Friday, sweeping changes in Medicare payments could affect nearly 800 U.S. hospitals’ bottom lines, but not…
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Study identifies medical specialties receiving highest payments from manufacturers
The Physician Payments Sunshine Act, passed under the Affordable Care Act, requires all pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report…
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Orthopedic surgeons should lead the process of bundled payment initiatives
During the next decade, The Advisory Board Company projects increases in both inpatient and outpatient orthopedic care. Knee and hip…
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SI-BONE, Inc.® Announces Increased Medicare Payments for Hospital Outpatient and Physicians for MIS SIJ Fusion Surgery
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse Implant…
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The Secret Sauce for Orthopedics Bundled Payments Success
By Christoper Cheney Hospitals need time to prepare for the proposed federal Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement bundled payment model,…
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