Care Coordination in Fee-For-Service Medicare

MedPAC (The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission) published a data book in June 2012 on Health Care spending and the Medicare program. One section of this data book highlighted the following topics on Care Coordination in Fee-For-Service Medicare:

• Consequences of poor care coordination
• Reasons for poor care coordination
• Care coordination: Models and Types
• Illustrative models of care coordination
• Care coordination demonstrations in FFS Medicare
• Potential evidence of a reduction in hospitalizations in Medicare care coordination demonstrations
• Challenges of establishing an effective care coordination intervention
• Care coordination and Medicare payment policy

To view and download the full chapter, please go to the following link: Care Coordination in Fee-For-Service Medicare

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