The return of capitation preparing for population-based health care.
To succeed under population-based health care, organizations need to understand thoroughly how this approach differs from traditional fee-for-service health care. To manage care under capitation, the contracting organization should have a population of sufficient size and a clear means of assigning patients to that population. To assess performance, the organization requires metrics that view performance in terms of per member per month, while avoiding common pitfalls of misapplying such metrics.
Singletrack Analytics, Marlton, NJ, USA. jon@singletrackanalytics.com
Jonathan W
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D060866:Accountable Care Organizations / Q000191:economics; D002204:Capitation Fee / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000639:trends*; D020379:Risk Adjustment; D014481:United States