geons identify potential outpatient
candidates, all the way through to
discharge, physical therapy and
follow-up clinic visits. "Patient
selection criteria, the right proto-
cols, good care pathways, the right
pain management protocols —
there are a lot of components to
this, but the bundle sets up the
structure within which all those
things can be aligned and man-
aged properly," says Mr. Uba.
Controlling costs
Delivering cost-effective care is
also key to succeeding with bundled payments. "Instead of paying for
volume, as you do when you're seeing patients under the fee-for-ser-
vice model, there's an expectation that the care they're receiving
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• EQUIPMENT PLANNING You can include plenty of room in
the bundled payment to cover the costs of the supplies and
devices needed to perform procedures.
Pamela
Bevelhymer,
RN,
BSN,
CNOR
