Kidney Care Choice model; Compare how the Triple Aim of equality, equity, and efficiency has impacted the payment and delivery model you chose against the choices of your peers.
Which aim do you think the reform has the most impact upon? Do you think the model will be able to endure the test of time? How would the model impact you as a healthcare professional?
PEER1-SS
Patients with kidney disease now tend to follow the most expensive path to ESRD care with very little prevention in disease progression and unplanned start to treatment. The current payment system encourages in-center hemodialysis as a default treatment for patients beginning dialysis. Most patients spend an average of 12 hours a week receiving dialysis and most suffer from poor health outcomes including death and hospitalization. The Kidney Care Choice (KCC) model will expand on the existing Comprehensive End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care (CEC) model. In this model, nephrologists, dialysis facilities and other healthcare providers will collectively form an ESRD- focused accountable care organizations Medicare patients with ESRD. The KCC is designed to help healthcare providers to lower cost and improve the quality of care for patients with ESRD by delaying the need for dialysis and encouraging kidney transplants. In this model, there will be 4 payment plans available to patients:
- CMS Kidney Care First (KCF) Option
- Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) Graduated Option
- Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) Professional Option
- Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) Global Option
The Kidney Care Choice model will start will January 1, 2022 per the CMS.
https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/kidney-care-choices-kcc-model
Compare how the Triple Aim of equality equity and efficiency has impacted the payment and delivery model you chose against the choices of your peers.
Which aim do you think the reform has the most impact upon? Do you think the model will be able to endure the test of time? How would the model impact you as a healthcare professional?
PEER1-SS
Patients with kidney disease now tend to follow the most expensive path to ESRD care with very little prevention in disease progression and unplanned start to treatment. The current payment system encourages in-center hemodialysis as a default treatment for patients
beginning dialysis. Most patients spend an average of 12 hours a week receiving dialysis and most suffer from poor health outcomes including death and hospitalization. The Kidney Care Choice (KCC) model will expand on the existing Comprehensive End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Care (CEC) model. In this model, nephrologists, dialysis facilities and other healthcare providers will collectively form an ESRD- focused accountable care organizations Medicare patients with ESRD. The KCC is designed to help healthcare providers to lower cost and improve the quality of care for patients with ESRD by delaying the need for dialysis and encouraging kidney transplants. In this model, there will be 4 payment plans available to patients:
- CMS Kidney Care First (KCF) Option
- Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) Graduated Option
- Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) Professional Option
- Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) Global Option
The Kidney Care Choice model will start will January 1, 2022 per the CMS.
https://innovation.cms.gov/innovation-models/kidney-care-choices-kcc-model