Orthopedics: A Bright Spot for Value-Based Care (MDDI)
How orthopedics companies are adapting to the new reality of bundled Medicare payments for hip and knee replacement procedures.
On April 1, 2016, value-based care in the United States went from being an option to a requirement—at least for around 800 hospitals near 67 urban centers around the country. That’s when CMS’s Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model officially went into effect, giving those hospitals bundled payments for episodes of care around lower extremity joint replacements. The aim is simple: provide better, m...
