Performance-based bundled payments: potential benefits and burdens
Satin, D.J.; Miles, J.
Minnesota Medicine 92(10): 33-35
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-556X PMID: 19916269 Document Number: 632186
Performance-based bundled payments have emerged as the most recent iteration of pay for performance. These are programs in which providers are paid a single fee for a set of evidenced-based services related to a diagnosis. The payments are typically linked to outcomes as well as other quality measures. This paper reviews two prominent bundled payment programs--PROMETHEUS and ProvenCare--and discusses the potential pitfalls of these approaches.