Episode Selection

Issues in the selection of bundled payment episode types

Major Joint Replacement By the Numbers - Bundled Payment Summit Presentation

Submitted by jonpearce on Tue, 2016-08-09 20:48

An overview of the major metrics involved in assessing risk and opportunity in the major joint replacement episodes involved in the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement and Bundled Payment for Care Improvement programs, from the point of view of the analytical team, physician leaders, and finance and operations management.

Presented at the National Bundled Payment Summit, Washington DC, June 8 2016

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Which Episodes Should I Bundle for BPCI

Submitted by jonpearce on Thu, 2014-12-04 09:48

by Jonathan Pearce, CPA, FHFMA and Coleen Kivlahan, MD, MSPH

Applicants to the Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) program will be busy spending December identifying episodes for which they should participate when they "go live" in April. Several episode families are common candidates for participation, and an overview of their characteristics is described below.

BPCI Episode Selection – An Analytic Approach

Submitted by jonpearce on Tue, 2014-09-23 17:02

Achieving success in the Medicare Bundled Medicare Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative requires analyzing historical data to identify the opportunities and risks associated in each of the episode families, as well as the other decision points in BPCI participation. Careful evaluation of opportunities and risks before making participation decisions can pay off significantly when the at-risk period begins.