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PROMETHEUS Evidence-based Case Rate Specification

... Prometheus is the name of a new model for paying health care providers based on evidence-based case rates (ECRs)—derived from the costs of resources required ...

PROMETHEUS Evidence-based Case Rate Specification

... Prometheus is the name of a new model for paying health care providers based on evidence-based case rates (ECRs)—derived from the costs of resources required ...

Grant Will Help Develop New Provider Payment System

May 27, 2008 - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced this week it would provide $6.4 million to develop a system that aims to link health provider compensation to the quality and efficiency of care. The money will go to the Prometheus Payment model, developed by the not-for-profit organization Prometheus Payment, ...

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Washington Health Policy Week in Review - May 27, 2008

May 27, 2008 - Bush administration blocked from cutting payments to safety net providers, for now; new provider payment model to be pilot tested; and more.

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What Does Rockford, Illinois Have to Teach the Country about Health Care?

October 28, 2009 - More than 100 mostly small employers in Rockford, Ill. now participate in a demonstration project to test the Prometheus payment model, which promises to reward doctors and hospitals for delivering high-quality care. However, unlike many of the pay-for-performance efforts that preceded it, the rewards ...

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Evidence-Informed Case Rates: A New Health Care Payment Model

April 17, 2007 - To address the flaws of traditional payment methods, like fee-for-service and capitation, the authors of this Fund report suggest a new payment model, based on evidence-informed case rates.

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[PDF] Should Health Care Come with a Warranty?

... Under the “Prometheus Payment” model, developed with support from The Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a risk-adjusted “evidence ...

Amita Rastogi, M.D., M.H.A.

February 5, 2009 - Amita Rastogi is Bridges to Excellence's chief medical officer responsible for developing Prometheus's evidence-informed case rates (ECRs).

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Should Health Care Come with a Warranty?

June 16, 2009 - Warranties are commonly available for many consumer products. But could they possibly work in health care as well? In a new Commonwealth Fund-supported Health Affairs Web Exclusive, the authors argue that warranties could improve the care delivered to patients while giving medical providers the ...

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In Focus: Searching for a Better Way to Pay Providers

July 1, 2007 - Current payment reform proposals hold the potential to lower health care costs and improve quality of care by promoting increased collaboration among physicians, hospitals, and ancillary service providers and rewarding quality and efficiency.

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[PDF] Employee Health

... Algorithms designed to detect those rates are available free of charge from Washington, DC–based Prometheus Payment Inc., a nonprofit devoted to creating new ...

Evidence-Informed Case Rates: Paying for Safer, More Reliable Care

June 16, 2008 - A new issue brief reviews an alternative payment model created by Prometheus Payment, called evidence-informed case rates (ECRs), which are designed to create fair payments for all providers delivering care to a patient for a particular condition.

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Advancing Payment for Health Care Quality and Efficiency Through an Evidence-Based Case Rate Approach

November 14, 2006 - Prometheus is the name of a new model for paying health care providers based on evidence-based case rates (ECRs)--derived from the costs of resources required to deliver care according to clinical practice guidelines. With the addition of robust performance incentives, the model is designed to promote ...

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Washington Health Policy Week in Review - May 27, 2008

May 27, 2008 - Bush administration blocked from cutting payments to safety net providers, for now; new provider payment model to be pilot tested; and more.

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In Focus: Taking a Fresh Look at Employee Health

March 19, 2009 - During the current economic recession, employers may be willing to try new techniques to improve the quality and efficiency of care employees receive under their health benefit plans—especially if they have the potential to lower insurance premiums. This article looks at tools such as tiered networks an

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