title: Bundled payment and enhanced recovery after surgery.
abstract: Medicare's fee-for-service (FFS) payment model may contribute to unsustainable spending growth. Payers are turning to alternative payment methods. The leading alternative payment model to the FFS problem is bundled payment. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking another step to improve healthcare quality at lower cost. The CMS's Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation developed four models of bundled payments and 48 discrete clinical condition episodes. Many surgical care procedures are included in the 48 different clinical condition episodes.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics*; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans / Q000191:economics; D005102:Health Expenditures; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D018803:Models, Economic; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States