Leaders of provider organizations have good reason to be cynical toward the “next big thing” in health care. Most transformational trends fail to materialize as predicted by the pundits, and the occasional changes that do occur take much longer than expected.
However, as a health futurist and medical economist, Jeffrey Bauer is among those who foresee a significant shift from fee-for-service reimbursement to bundled payments over the next five years. The trend is perceptible and accelerating. Providers should get serious about taking action, sooner rather than later, to promote the growth of bundled payment.
Read more from Bauer in Hospitals & Health Networks here.
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