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This research aims to explore the design challenges faced in implementing the Oncology Care Model for episode-based payments in oncology.

Design Challenges of an Episode-Based Payment Model in Oncology: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oncology Care Model

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Randomized trial examines episode-based payments in oncology, highlighting implementation challenges and implications.

This research aims to explore the design challenges faced in implementing the Oncology Care Model for episode-based payments in oncology.
Analysis of episode-based payment model features including definitions of episodes, duration, and included services.
Evaluation of beneficiary attribution processes and the identification of practitioners responsible for patient care.
Assessment of the impact of geographic cost variations and patient population diversity on the payment model.
The model needs to accurately reflect geographic cost variations in benchmark prices for services.
Diverse patient characteristics and medical comorbidities complicate the definition of episodes and create variability in care.
Effective monitoring is crucial to ensure service provision and to maintain quality measurements linked to payment.

Kline et al. (2017) studied this question.

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