Second part with Dr Karen Joynt Maddox discussing alternative payment models. In part one, we discussed the history of how quality measures began to be collected to being used in current reimbursement. In part two, we discuss some of the limitations of these models and the unanticipated consequences on some populations.
Category: cardiology
Alternative Payment Models Part 1 with Dr Karen Joynt Maddox
The way we pay for medical care is changing. In this first episode of a two-part series, Dr Karen Joynt Maddox explains the history of the transition towards a quality based system. See her article in the New England Journal of Medicine here.
Cardiac Rehab
I visited with Dr Linda Peterson about cardiac rehab. We review who qualifies for referral, what cardiac rehab is, the benefits and the challenges for patient participation. In the podcast, I reference a few articles regarding the mortality benefit. Links are found below:
JACC 2016 Meta-analysis
Mayo study of post-CABG patients
Mayo study of post-PCI patients