Implications of coding and risk-adjustment in primary care payment reform

Implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, alternative payment models (APMs) provide financial incentives to clinicians and health care organizations (HCOs) for delivering high-quality, cost-efficient care to patients (1). In APMs, clinicians and HCOs are held accountable for specific clinical conditions, episodes, or populations. Whereas in the traditional-fee-for-service payment system, clinicians and HCOs have been...