The AMS Performance Based Incentive System® has now received 3 approvals by Medicare for use in large scale gainsharing demonstrations. But the roots of our methodology date back to 1976, to the New Jersey demonstration that designed, developed and implemented “payment by the case”. A recent article in the Annals of Internal Medicine lauded payment by DRG as “…arguably the most influential innovation in the history of health care financing”. In this blog we fill in missing pieces, including the fact that the
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Can Healthcare be Quick and Nimble?
NY Times author Adam Bryant’s book Quick and Nimble (2014) synthesizes interviews with more than 200 CEOs/business leaders. Bryant has a great ear, and weaves the wisdom of diverse executives through common themes that are core to running a business. The chapter called “A Simple Plan” resonates for Read More
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- Revolution and Evolution at Widener University’s Healthcare Management Alumni Association 2016 Annual Meeting
- March 2016 Presentations to Focus on Gainsharing’s Links to Performance Improvement
- Autumn 2015 Gainsharing Presentations Reflect Industry Interest
- Pay For Performance: Are Hospitals Becoming More Efficient in Improving Their Patient Experience?
- AHA Trustee Magazine “Two Paths to Savings” includes Gainsharing and Shared Savings
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- on Lessons Learned from a Hospital-Physician Gainsharing Program
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