The pending implementation of the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model is just the latest push by CMS for healthcare delivery organizations to take on more accountability for the quality and cost of care they provide.  As industry momentum continues to build toward bundled payments, at-risk contracting and population health, the need to collaborate with downstream providers will grow in tandem.

Numerof & Associates’ Michael Abrams and Gordon Phillips explain what’s needed to make post-acute partnerships work in 4 Steps to Successful Collaborative Relationships with Downstream Providers, recently published by Becker’s Hospital Review.