As CMS continues to push to transition to value-based care models for hospitals and healthcare providers under Medicare as part of its efforts to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, population health management initiatives are being brought more closely into focus.
The initiative is designed to lower healthcare costs without sacrificing quality of care and patient outcomes. And while the process has not been entirely smooth, there have been a number of transition success stories. One such example is Western Maryland Health System, which successfully completed the shift from a fee-for-service to a value-based care model, as Health IT Outcomes reported.
