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June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The U.S. system of billing third parties for health care services is complex, expensive and inefficient. This study examines excessive administrative complexity from a focused and potentially practical perspective.
April 1, 2011 | Report
Report details research conducted to develop and test simple messages that will help local AF4Q leaders begin discussions about payment and delivery reforms with physicians in their community.
September 4, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief explains Evidence-informed Case Rates (ECRs), the core element of the PROMETHEUS Payment model.
June 10, 2009 | Issue Brief
This brief explains the three essential elements of PROMETHEUS Payment and how it offers a realistic, rational and sustainable blueprint for a new health care payment system.
May 1, 2009 | Report
This report suggests a new method for developing benchmarks to illustrate some types and costs of medical care consumers might need under a variety of scenarios, and for evaluating health insurance protection using these benchmarks.
January 1, 2009 | Report
This report describes the PROMETHEUS scorecard approach, the principles of scoring, the sources of the measures, how scores are calculated and the impact on payment.
September 10, 2009 | Journal Article
The PROMETHEUS Payment approach seeks to promote and reward high-quality, efficient, patient-centered health care by using a novel method to pay hospitals and physicians and other providers. The PROMETHEUS Payment model consists of three components: evidence-informed base payments with patient-specific severity adjustments and an allowance for potentially avoidable complications.
June 21, 2010 | Book
The sixth issue of the PROMETHEUS Payment® project’s newsletter provides brief updates on the program’s latest work to lead a revolution in health care payment and the way providers and insurers conduct business.
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
When hospital service line profit goes down, mortality goes up.
September 17, 2012 | Program Result
The Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute furthered the development and pilot testing of its Prometheus bundled payment model. Researchers at RAND and the Harvard School of Public Health evaluated the initiative at three pilot sites.