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ArticleAdvances in radiation oncology

A Model to Improve the Workflow for Radiation Treatments in the Era of Bundled Payments: A Quality Improvement Project Report.

Toms Vengaloor Thomas, Margie Jeanann Suggs, Ashley N Jones, Jeremy P Otts, George Russell, Srinivasan Vijayakumar, Robert Allbright

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Article in Advances in radiation oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Toms Vengaloor ThomasDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
Margie Jeanann SuggsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
Ashley N JonesDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
Jeremy P OttsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
George RussellDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
Srinivasan VijayakumarDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
Robert AllbrightDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi.
University of Mississippi Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed alternate payment models to improve the efficiency and decrease the redundancy of health care. Bundled payments or episode-based care is one example. Herein, we report on the successful implementation of a quality improvement project in which changing the clinical workflow for postoperative radiation treatment to the hip to prevent heterotopic ossification improved the efficiency of patient care and decreased cost by eliminating redundant imaging through multidisciplinary participation. This project is a model for interdisciplinary collaboration to improve patient care and reduce unnecessary health care spending in the era of bundled payment/episodes of care program implementation.

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