Integrated Healthcare Association

Project name

Examination, Identification, and Reform of New Medical Technology Value Assessment and Purchasing Practices in California

Grant amount

$1,328,000

Quarter

April through June

Award date

5/14/2008

Grantee program area

Health and Technology (2004-2008)

Region served

Statewide

City

Oakland

State

California

Website

http://www.iha.org

Grant description: 

To develop a new payment method for medical and surgical procedures that involve novel technologies based on "episode of care" measurement and methods that combine the hospital, the physician, and the device into a single bundled payment for each patient
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