Procedures will always be coded using a terminology system like CPT4 / HCPCS / SNOMED CT regardless of the payment model. The issue isn't coding but rather who bears the risk.
Bundled payments give providers the freedom and financial incentive to find innovative ways to efficiently deliver high quality care. No one benefits when hospitals have a separate line item charge every time a nurse administers a pain killer over the course of a hospital stay.
Bundled payments give providers the freedom and financial incentive to find innovative ways to efficiently deliver high quality care. No one benefits when hospitals have a separate line item charge every time a nurse administers a pain killer over the course of a hospital stay.