The University of Pennsylvania Health System has created and entered a joint venture with Evergreen Nephrology to improve kidney outcomes while containing costs of care, according to a press release.
As part of The University of Pennsylvania Health System’s (UPHS) value-based population health strategies, the partnership contracts with CMS to provide care for Medicare patients with kidney disease. This is intended to shift payment structures away from fee-for-service models and toward a reward system for providers who eliminate unnecessary appointments for patients.
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