Improving Efficiency and Patient Experiences: The Perioperative Surgical Home Model

As a result of increasing costs, problems with insurance coverage, and lack of access, health care has become a central concern for Americans in the past decade.1 This concern has led the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services to move from separate payments to providers for services rendered to a single payment reimbursement to hospitals, providers, and others involved in the care of the surgical patient.2 This bundled payment system compels hospital personnel to evaluate their current care delivery model to optimize revenue, decrease expenses, and improve patient experiences and clinical outcomes.

Source: AORN Journal - August 31, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Theresa Criscitelli Tags: Column Source Type: research