decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2015 Issue 2 (February)
7 small steps — including wellness visits, registries — with big P4P rewards
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Article Overview
This practice management article explains how physician practices can prepare for pay-for-performance and value-based care initiatives discussed by HHS and CMS. It focuses on broad readiness areas such as wellness visits, registries, electronic health records, clinical documentation improvement, care coordination, and partnerships with hospitals and other providers. The piece is aimed at practices, coders, managers, and clinicians who want to understand the operational changes that support quality-based reimbursement models.
Why This Topic Matters
The article is relevant to organizations anticipating quality-linked reimbursement because it highlights operational steps that can strengthen documentation, population management, and collaboration across settings. It helps readers assess whether their practice is building the infrastructure needed for future payment models.
Article Sections
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P4P steps for beginners
Introduces foundational practice activities that support readiness for value-based reimbursement. The section discusses organizational preparation, documentation improvement, care coordination, population health tools, and related practice-management planning.
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New models on the horizon
Reviews broader alternative payment directions being discussed by HHS and CMS. The section touches on emerging model types, organizational participation trends, and future directions for complex-care payment arrangements.
What You Will Learn
- How practices can prepare operationally for value-based payment models
- Why documentation quality and population health workflows matter in pay-for-performance environments
- How wellness visits, registries, and EHRs fit into practice readiness
- What kinds of care coordination and external partnerships support quality-based reimbursement
- How emerging payment models are shaping practice planning
Who Should Read This
- Physician practices
- Practice managers
- Medical coders
- Clinical documentation improvement professionals
- Health information managers
- Population health staff
- Primary care providers
- ACO administrators
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