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  • BPCI-Advanced is Coming: 3 Reasons to Sign Up

    BPCI-Advanced is Coming: 3 Reasons to Sign Up

    posted by Signature Care Management Team on Thursday, April 25, 2019

    The enrollment period for the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI)-Advanced is officially open! Providers can receive free Medicare data to assess patient costs, outcomes, and target prices for 37 clinical episodes, including orthopedic and cardiac procedures. How much revenue can you generate in Medicare bundled payments? Contact us today to review your data.

  • Bundled Payment Succe$$: Setting Expectations for Episode Alignment

    Bundled Payment Succe$$: Setting Expectations for Episode Alignment

    posted by Signature Care Management Team on Friday, July 29, 2016

    There is no silver bullet strategy to be successful in bundled payments. Signature Medical Group's (SMG) previous articles have discussed high level strategy encompassing preparation for bundled payments, the importance of data analytics, and more. Our insights are built on our experience as an Awardee Convener for nearly 60 orthopedic physician groups across the country for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative.

  • Orthopedic physicians show reduced episode costs with defined clinical care pathways

    Orthopedic physicians show reduced episode costs with defined clinical care pathways

    posted by Signature Care Management Team on Wednesday, July 6, 2016

    A recent study, "Physicians with Defined Clear Care Pathways have Better Discharge Disposition and Lower Cost", published in the Journal of Arthroplasty with John Tessier, and Signature Medical Group as co-authors, highlights the importance of defined post-acute care pathways for treatment of Medicare patients undergoing total joint arthroplasty.

  • CJR: Navigating the Data Matrix and How to Make Sense of Hospital Data to Maximize Financial Opportunity

    CJR: Navigating the Data Matrix and How to Make Sense of Hospital Data to Maximize Financial Opportunity

    posted by Signature Care Management Team on Tuesday, June 14, 2016

    As participating hospitals are approaching the half way mark for the first year of CJR, they must identify areas of overutilization and implement strategies to reduce spending. Simultaneously, the target price will go through changes as the regional rate is phased in and hospital performance is increasingly compared to the performance of other hospitals. Fortunately, hospitals will have all the resources they need if they can assemble the right team of people.