title: Mandated bundled payments compel hospitals to rethink post-acute care.
abstract: Health care is on the brink of an industrywide shift to a bundled payment model in which payment covers episodes of care extending from prehospitalization into post-acute care. Hospitals and health systems should begin development of a post-acute care network strategy in preparation for bundled payments. The strategic effort will require four broad phases: Defining the value proposition. Developing the post-acute care network. Building the bundle. Executing smartly from the start with new delivery models that reduce clinical variation and real-time performance monitoring.
authors.forename: Deirdre
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baggot
authors.forename: Andy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Edeburn
mesh_terms: D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000191:economics*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D018803:Models, Economic; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing / Q000191:economics*