Unit 1 - healthcare industry - 03.05.2022

Scenario

Mr. Magone, CEO of Healing Hands Hospital, has asked you to join the Future of Healing Hands Task Force. Your first assignment is to work with the hospital's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Ms. Johnson, and provide a summary of how the new CMS initiatives might impact the organization’s revenue structure. More information on the innovation models can be found on the CMS Web site.

Describe an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) and the benefits of an ACO. 

Describe an episode-based payment initiative and the benefits of this initiative to Healing Hands Hospital.

 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). (n.d.). Innovation models. https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/#views=models 

https://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/#views=models