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November 1, 2011 | Journal Article
One of the leading alternative payment models proposed in the Affordable Care Act of 2010 is bundled payment, which provides payment for all of the care a patient needs over the course of a defined clinical episode, instead of paying for each discrete service. We evaluated the initial "road test" of PROMETHEUS Payment, one of several bundled payment pilot projects.
September 10, 2009 | Journal Article
The PROMETHEUS Payment approach seeks to promote and reward high-quality, efficient, patient-centered health care by using a novel method to pay hospitals and physicians and other providers. The PROMETHEUS Payment model consists of three components: evidence-informed base payments with patient-specific severity adjustments and an allowance for potentially avoidable complications.
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study proposes two methods of payment reform that could facilitate higher quality and lower cost "episode-of-care payment" and "comprehensive care payment" (condition-adjusted capitation).