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13 September 2024 - by Kate Fitch, Jonah Broulette, Phil Ellenberg, Jaron Jackson
Our analysis of skilled nursing facilities suggests significant variation among Medicare beneficiaries in terms average length of stay and readmission rates.
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09 August 2023 - by Jonah Broulette, Simon Moody, Rob Pipich, Brian Regan
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01 March 2021 - by Noah Champagne, Jonah Broulette, Catherine M. Murphy-Barron
How Direct Contracting presents an opportunity for Medicare Advantage plans.
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21 January 2021 - by Kate Fitch, Jonah Broulette, Kyle King
There is significant variation in skilled nursing facility (SNF) average length of stay among Medicare beneficiaries admitted to an SNF after an acute inpatient hospital stay, and this variation is unexplained by differences in patient case mix, highlighting the opportunity for more efficient management of length of stay.
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09 April 2020 - by Noah Champagne, Jonah Broulette, Ted Gary
The Direct Contracting model includes a unique feature allowing accountable care organizations the ability to contract with providers.
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07 September 2018 - by Jonah Broulette, Colleen Norris
This paper describes how the impact of the rule change will vary by ACO depending on its current situation and unique characteristics and examines the rule from the perspective of different ACO situations.
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26 June 2018 - by Jonah Broulette, Noah Champagne, Kate Fitch
This brief explains how benchmark year 3 risk scores affect the benchmark calculation for Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) renewals, presents an overview of the prior and new MSSP benchmark calculations, and illustrates how the change can affect an accountable care organization’s benchmark under various scenarios.
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14 March 2014 - by Jonah Broulette, Bruce S. Pyenson
Inadequate patient prep can reduce the effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening—but the rate for repeat screenings is lower than the reported rate of inadequate patient prep.
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24 February 2014 - by Jonah Broulette, Tyler Engel, Kate Fitch
Higher breast cancer screening rates under ACA will lead to more follow up diagnostic testing, so payers and employers should evaluate the quality and value of follow up diagnostics.
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01 September 2013 - by Jonah Broulette, Kosuke Iwasaki, Bruce S. Pyenson
What is the economic impact of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in the employed population?