Many times, caregivers lack a formal support structure where they can learn from specialists involved in the same scope of care. That’s where membership in a broad alliance of leading healthcare providers can be a huge benefit. Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) help drive down operating costs for their members by […]
Author: Todd DeVree
Physician Perspectives on Gainsharing
Physicians have mixed and, in some cases, impassioned feelings about gainsharing—incentive-based payments made by hospitals to physicians who help them reduce inpatient costs and improve care outcomes through increased use of best practices. Gainsharing is a key feature of bundled payment programs, most notably models being tested by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]