Primer/Brief Bundled payment models hold the promise of driving down health care costs while improving health care ... patients in their care, and questions of whether true costs savings can realistically be achieved. This ...

Oct 15,2014

16 (Cost & Efficiency, Population Health) ...

Sep 16,2013

(Cost & Efficiency, Measurement & Reporting) ...

May 18,2015

Do consumers find certain performance measures—such as readmissions and avoidable complications data—useful?

  When consumers are interested in using cost and resource use information to make decisions about their care, some types of data are useful only when accompanied by information that gives ... Consumer Beliefs and Use of Information (Cost & Efficiency, Community ...

Oct 02,2013

Engaging Employers and Educating Employees for a Stronger Community

Cost & Efficiency ... premiums and minimal charges for preventive care, make staying well more cost effective than ever. On the ... key to curbing the increase in the cost of health benefits. In addition, a study by the National ...

May 09,2013

Is More Always Better? Puget Sound probes one of the most important questions in health care

Cost & Efficiency ... which drives costs up and quality down. While the results are eye opening, few who provide and pay for ... directional signal about potential drivers for the cost of care.   Project consultant James ...

Dec 19,2012

How does working with consumers influence discharge planning?

readmissions.   4.4 million hospital readmissions cost the nation $30 billion each year , and ... A Community's Approach to Reducing Readmissions (Cost & ...

Oct 02,2013

9 (Ambulatory Care, Care Across Settings, Consumer Engagement, Cost ...

Nov 14,2012

How do consumers define health care “value”?

Consumer Beliefs and Use of Information (Cost & Efficiency, Community ...

Oct 02,2013

(Ambulatory Care, Care Across Settings, Consumer Engagement, Cost & Efficiency, Hospital Care, Measurement ...

May 21,2012