Nominal financial risk is defined as either meeting revenue standards (at risk of losing 7% of its own revenues when Medicare expenditures are higher than expected) or benchmark-based standards (at risk of repaying the CMS up to a maximum of 3% of total Medicare expenditures).
Many hospitalists are participating in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) model, but in its current form, it does not qualify as an APM for 2017 reporting.
The CMS has indicated that new voluntary bundled payment models that meet advanced APM criteria will be developed, but as of 2017, the list of APMs is slim, including only the Comprehensive ESRD Care, Comprehensive Primary Care Plus, Next Generation ACO, Shared Savings Program Tracks 2 and 3, and Oncology Care models.
Interested in learning more?
The SHM is working relentlessly in advocating on the behalf of hospitalists, and is constantly developing resources that will better prepare hospitalists for success within this program. If you are interested in learning more, check out the following resources:
• The SHM’s MACRA for Hospitalists website. Learn more about MACRA and its impact on hospitalists at www.macraforhm.org.
• The SHM’s annual meeting. A health policy track has been approved for HM17, including two sessions May 4 from 7:45 a.m.–8:35 a.m., “Hot Topics in Health Policy for Hospitalists,” and from 8:45 a.m.–9:40 a.m., “The Impact of the New Administration on Health Care Reform.” A MACRA-specific session will be held May 4 from 9:50 a.m.–10:45 a.m., “Tips for MIPS and Beyond,” as well as an Advocacy and Public Policy Special Interest Forum on May 2 from 4:30 p.m.–5:25 p.m.
• HMX. Join the advocacy and public policy community on HMX to learn more about dynamic changes in public policy and be a part of the conversation.
• Connect with SHM staff. Email Josh Boswell, SHM’s director of government relations, at [email protected].
• The CMS website. An easy to navigate site, the CMS’s MACRA-specific site, qpp.cms.gov, has additional resources and educational tools.
Dr. Lenchus is associate professor of clinical medicine, anesthesiology, and radiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and associate director, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital Center for Patient Safety, Miami.
Dr. Dutta is interim division chief, division of hospital medicine; medical director, attending/APP directed services; and assistant professor, department of internal medicine, Rush Medical College in Chicago.
Dr. Afsar-Manesh is chief quality officer, department of medicine, UCLA Health in Los Angeles, and treasurer of SHM’s board of directors.
All three are members of SHM’s Public Policy Committee.