Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Tests Orthopedic Bundled Payment Model
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has started testing out its bundled payment model for knee replacement surgeries, according to a Health Leaders Media report.
BCBSNC began a pilot project for orthopedic bundles in 2011 and recently announced two bundled payment initiatives with physician-owned Triangle Orthopaedic Associates and Duke University Health System in Durham, N.C.
If it performs well, the model could be expanded to include hip replacements, according to the report.
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Two SSM Health Care Hospitals Accepted Into CMS Bundled Payment Pilot
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