Radiation Oncology Alternative Payment Model —Reply

In Reply We agree with Dr Royce and colleagues that mandatory participation in the Radiation Oncology Model will add an additional layer of administrative burden and cost that could be disruptive to clinicians in the assigned regions. But voluntary enrollment is also problematic. Low and selective enrollment in voluntary alternative payment models has made them difficult to evaluate. The enrollment target for the Radiation Oncology Model (40% of episodes) is based on statistical power calculations.
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research