Bundling and Episodic Payment

Dobson A., El-Gamil A., Heath S., Manolov N., DaVanzo J. (2014).  Bundling and Coordinating Post-Acute Care (BACPAC): Toolkit for Preliminary Modeling and Implementation.  Submitted to Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation.  Read the report.

Dobson A., DaVanzo J., Berger G., Chimer M., El-Gamil A., Reuter K., Heath S., Manolov N. (2013).  Savings Estimate of a Legislative Proposal to Improve Care Coordination for Medically Complex Children within the Medicaid Program.  Submitted to Children's Hospital Association.

Dobson A., DaVanzo J., Berger G., El-Gamil A. (2013).  The Purpose, Promise, and Impact of the Original 1983 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Implications for Developing a More Comprehensive Bundled Payment System Policy.  Submitted to the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare.  Read the report.

Dobson A., DaVanzo J., El-Gamil A., Heath S., Shimer M., Berger G., Pick A., Manolov N., Freeman J. (2012).  Clinically Appropriate and Cost‐Effective Placement (CACEP): Improving Health Care Quality and Efficiency.  Report submitted to Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation.  Read the report.

Dobson A., El-Gamil A., Berger G., Heath S., DaVanzo J. (2012).  Use of Home Health Care and Other Care Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Clinically Appropriate and Cost-Effective Placement (CACEP) Project Working Paper Series.  Working Paper #1: Creating and Benchmarking Episodes: Baseline Statistics of Episode Frequency and Patient Diagnoses. Report submitted to Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation.  Read the white paper.

Dobson A., El-Gamil A., Heath S., Wang J., Berger G., DaVanzo J. (2012).  Use of Home Health Care and Other Care Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Clinically Appropriate and Cost-Effective Placement (CACEP) Project Working Paper Series.  Working Paper #2: Baseline Statistics of Medicare Payments by Episode Type for Select MS-DRGs and Chronic Conditions. Report submitted to Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation.  Read the white paper.

Dobson A, El-Gamil A, Heath S, Wang J, Berger G, DaVanzo J. (2012).  Use of Home Health Care and Other Care Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Clinically Appropriate and Cost-Effective Placement (CACEP) Project Working Paper Series.  Working Paper #3: Baseline Statistics of Patient Pathways by Episode Type for Select MS-DRGs and Chronic Conditions. Report submitted to Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation.  Read the white paper.

Dobson A., El-Gamil A., Heath S., Berger G., DaVanzo J. (2012).  Use of Home Health Care and Other Care Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries Clinically Appropriate and Cost‐Effective Placement (CACEP) Project Working Paper Series.  Working Paper #4: Baseline Statistics of Acute Care Hospital Readmissions by Episode Type for Select MS‐ DRGs and Chronic Conditions. Report submitted to Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation.  Read the white paper.

Dobson A., DaVanzo J., Heath S., Shimer M., Berger G., Pick A., Reuter K., El-Gamil A., Manolov N. (2012).  Medicare Payment Bundling: Insights from Claims Data and Policy Implications: Analyses of Episode-Based Payment.  Report submitted to American Hospital Association and Association of American Medical Colleges.  Read the report.