CMS Conference Call Digest & Reaction

By Gregg Masters, MPH

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 CMS held an informative conference call, on the new “Bundled Payments for Care Improvement” Initiative, click here for summary and replay instructions. For those who missed, this is a ‘Tweet Digest’ of some of the salient observations, thoughts and re-tweets.

RT @2healthguru: CMS Bundled Payment Conference Call Now! | http://t.co/3wcTj8h #aco #ACOchat

AaronBazemore August 23, 2011 at 14:03

MY LIVE TWEET #CMS #ACO call: http://t.co/lU41PCQApps due 9/22 or 11/4 depending which model you apply. ?s to BundledPayments@cms.hhs.gov

jsearfoss August 23, 2011 at 12:59

CMS Rolls Out 4 Bundled Payment Prototypes for Medicare; Doctor Participation Invited #medicare #hospital #ACOchat #ACO http://t.co/0OtJ6ew

ldimagazine August 24, 2011 at 5:55

RT @ACOwatch: Fact Sheet: ‘Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative’ | http://t.co/x2veoW7 #ACO #ACOchat

paintmd August 23, 2011 at 13:37

RT @ACOwatch: Q & A: ‘Bundled Payments for Care Improvement’ | http://t.co/nz5YjJW #ACO #ACOchat

kathymccoy August 23, 2011 at 13:10

CMS Chart and Fact Sheet for Bundled Payment Programs#medicare #hospital #ACOchat http://t.co/Tl7Osij

ldimagazine August 24, 2011 at 5:55

RT @paintmd: RT @ACOwatch: CMS: ‘ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement’ | http://t.co/mTqJEVJ #ACO #ACOchat

RWJF_QualEqual August 24, 2011 at 8:05

RT @ACOwatch: CMS: ‘ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement’ | http://t.co/nz5YjJW #ACO #ACOchat

DMoysychyn August 23, 2011 at 12:53

And What Happens if the Individual Mandate is Struck Down? http://ow.ly/6aOJ5 #ACO #ACOchat

PrismSG August 23, 2011 at 14:30

RT @ACOwatch: 6 first impressions: CMS Bundled Payment Initiative announced yesterday. http://t.co/SY5sJ9u #ACO #ACOchat via @VinceKuraitis

SmackSmog August 24, 2011 at 9:51

Statement on CMS new bundled payment programs |http://t.co/jhjBL1T #healthreform #ACO #ACOchat via @PremierHA

ACOwatch August 24, 2011 at 9:50