Humana is collaborating with 11 orthopedic specialty groups in North Carolina and Virginia to implement a value-based care model.
Here are six highlights:
1. Humana Medicare Advantage members undergoing total hip or knee joint replacement procedures stand to benefit.
2. The Total Joint Replacement Episode-Based Model is intended to boost quality and outcomes while cutting costs across a patient's episode of care.
3. In the partnership, Humana will provide practices with data and analytics to reduce readmissions and complications.
4. In North Carolina, Humana will work with:
• EmergeOrtho: Blue Ridge Bone and Joint Clinic in Asheville; Carolina Orthopaedic Specialists in Hickory; Triangle Orthopaedic Associates in Durham; andWilmington Orthopaedic Group
• Carolina Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center in Gastonia
• Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic
• OrthoCarolina in Charlotte
• Wake Forest University Health Sciences in Winston-Salem
5. The following Virginia-based practices will participate:
• Appalachian Orthopaedic Associates
• Hampton Roads Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Newport News
• Jordan-Young Institute in Virginia Beach
6. Humana has already implemented its value model with 12 orthopedic groups in Ohio and Tennessee and eight groups in Indiana and Kentucky.