title: Bundled payment programs: how to get started: assessing readiness and bringing the stakeholders to the table.
abstract: Bundled or episode based payments are new reimbursement models that shift the financial incentives for providing healthcare from simple transactional volume to accountable quality, cost and outcomes. This transformation to a value-based healthcare delivery paradigm will mandate increased collaboration between multiple and diverse stakeholders. Before implementing such a program, it is incumbent upon providers to critically assess their readiness and understand the complexity of what is tantamount to a major cultural conversion.
authors.forename: Steven F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Schutzer
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D064872:Patient Care Bundles / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards
keywords: bundled payments; care re-design; new healthcare delivery system; physician leadership; primary total joint replacement