Gainsharing Does Not Equal Device Contracting Arrangements, CMS Says
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cost-saving measures associated with gainsharing programs are not limited to product standardization and device contracting arrangements as many in the device industry fear, according to Mark Wynn, who heads the payment policy demonstration project division at CMS
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