- Demonstration Project Name
- Medicare Acute Care Episode (ACE) Demonstration
- Demonstration Type
- Solicitation Period Closed/Ongoing Demonstrations
- Year
- 2009
- Description
- The Acute Care Episode (ACE) Demonstration will provide global payments for acute care episodes within Medicare fee-for-service (FFS). The focus is on select orthopedic and cardiovascular inpatient procedures. ACE Demonstration goals are to: improve quality for FFS Medicare beneficiaries, produce savings for providers, beneficiaries, and Medicare using market-based mechanisms, improve price and quality transparency for improved decision making, and increase collaboration among providers.
Downloads
- Fact Sheet [PDF, 20KB]
- Press Release Site Announcements January 6th, 2009 [PDF, 62KB]
- Solicitation Cover Letter [PDF, 40KB]
- Solicitation [PDF, 86KB]
- CMS 10069 [PDF, 230KB]
- ACE guidance pre-formatted Microsoft Excel table shells [ZIP, 24KB]
- Technical Specifications for Application Quality Measures [PDF, 124KB]
- Agenda for Applicant Teleconference [PDF, 16KB]
- June 4th Teleconference Presentation [PDF, 157KB]
- Applicant Teleconference Transcript [PDF, 144KB]
- Provider Incentive or Gainsharing Rules [PDF, 25KB]
- Quality Monitoring Measures [PDF, 259KB]
- ACE Diagnosis Related Groups [PDF, 15KB]
- Physician Hospital Organization Requirements [PDF, 11KB]
- Terms and Conditions [PDF, 29KB]
- ACE Demonstration Site Locations [PDF, 10KB]
- Baptist Health System Shared Savings [PDF, 22KB]
- Exempla Medical Center Shared Savings [PDF, 19KB]
- Hillcrest Medical Center Shared Savings [PDF, 14KB]
- Lovelace Health System Shared Savings [PDF, 31KB]
- Oklahoma Heart Hospital Shared Savings [PDF, 19KB]
- More Information [PDF, 93KB]
- ACE Demonstration Sites and Shared Savings Payments [PDF, 73KB]
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