Early Experiences With Bundled Payments for Care Improvement for Major Bowel Surgery
Udai S. Sibia,
John R. Klune,
Said Saiolghalam
et al.
Abstract:Background Bundled Payment (BP) models are becoming more common in surgery. We share our early experiences with Bundled Payments for Care Improvement for major bowel surgery. Methods Patients undergoing major bowel surgery between January and October 2021 were identified using Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) codes. Major drivers of cost in a BP model are reported and compared to the Fee-For-Service (FFS) payment model. Results A total of 202 cases (173 FFS vs 29 BP) were analyzed. The mean B… Show more
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