Introduction: Value-based reimbursement

The landscape of health care reimbursement reform has been changing fast. A practicing colon and rectal surgeon can be forgiven for feeling that the pace of change and the opportunities for confusion have surged. Many are aware of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ’ (CMS) declared intention to transition an increasing share of its reimbursement from volume-based to value-based reimbursement,1 but the ways in which this transition will take place remain unclear to most of us.

Source: Seminars in Colon and Rectal Surgery - February 1, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Scott E. Regenbogen Source Type: research