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State of Tennessee Episodes of Care Program Information

Episode-based payment seeks to align provider incentives with successfully achieving a patient's desired outcome during an “episode of care,” which is acute or specialist-driven health care delivered during a specified time period to treat a physical or behavioral condition. Episodes reward high-quality care, promote the use of clinical pathways and evidence-based guidelines, encourage coordination, and reduce ineffective and/or inappropriate care. Episode-based payment is applicable for most procedures, hospitalizations, acute outpatient care (e.g., broken bones), as well as some forms of treatment for chronic (e.g., cancer) and behavioral health conditions (e.g., ADHD). 

For more information on individual Episodes of Care, please visit TN.gov

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