Incentives

The University of Pennsylvania Health System has created and entered a joint venture with Evergreen Nephrology to improve kidney outcomes while containing costs of care, according to a press release.

Financial reforms and incentives included in the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative can offer providers an opportunity to engage with patients, according to a speaker at the virtual Annual Dialysis Conference.

DaVita Integrated Kidney Care has joined forces with more than 1,000 kidney doctors, transplant providers, hospice providers and advanced care practitioners to launch 11 value-based care programs across the U.S.

Pregnant women were more likely to adhere to smoking abstinence if they received financial incentives as part of their treatment plan, according to findings published in The BMJ.

Research suggests that contingency management, a behavioral and incentive-based treatment strategy, may be a promising option for patients with stimulant use disorder.

CMS released a final rule on Oct. 29 that updates payment rates for dialysis providers and offers financial incentives to improve equity in kidney care.

Guaranteeing a cash card to COVID-19 vaccine recipients and those who drove someone to a COVID-19 vaccine appointment “slowed the decline in vaccination and promoted more equitable distribution” in North Carolina, according to researchers.

The AMA has adopted a new policy that discourages health insurance companies from offering financial incentives to patients for switching medications, according to the organization.

A financial incentive that the Ontario government provides to eligible Canadian family physicians who work outside regular business hours was associated with a reduction in nonurgent ED visits, according to researchers.