Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network Releases Final White Papers on Patient Attribution and Financial Benchmarking

The Health Care Payment Learning & Action Network (HCP-LAN) final draft patient attribution white paper, entitled Accelerating and Aligning Population-Based Payment Models: Patient Attribution, includes 10 recommendations for designating the population for which a provider will accept accountability in a Population Based Payment model. This white paper documents guiding principles for payers and providers to consider as they integrate patient attribution into their PBP models. Regardless of whether prospective or concurrent attribution is used, providers should receive clear, actionable information about patients attributed to them.

The final draft financial benchmarking white paper, entitled, Accelerating and Aligning Population-Based Payment Models: Financial Benchmarking, offers innovative approaches for setting initial benchmarks and updating those benchmarks over time, and suggests considerations for risk adjustment. The white paper also discusses the need to balance voluntary participation, especially in a market where providers are in varying states of implementation.

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