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Your guide for navigating Alternative Payment Models

Alternative payment programs are critical to payment and care delivery transformation. CMS is introducing new alternative payment models that provide opportunities to deliver better value of care and support healthcare innovation in the years to come.

Rising healthcare trends should be taken into consideration when evaluating new APMs. Yet, keeping ahead of which programs offer you the greatest opportunity can be a major challenge.

DataGen put together Navigating Alternative Payment Models: A User's Guide, offering insights on the participation categories—and detail on programs within each category—this resource can help you determine the best course for your organization’s future.

Download our user's guide to learn about new APMs, implications for providers and data-driven strategies for successful pro
gram execution.

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