The Community Model
The Patient-Centered Episodes of Care System ™ (“PACES”) Center for Value in Healthcare Inc. is an independent, 501(c)(3) organization operating in a community model on the following principals:
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Transparency: All episode definitions are open-source, and all the details of the grouping logic are available. There is no "black box."
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Utility: as membership grows, the benefits of scale are passed on to the user community in the form of reduced license fees. There is no rent-seeking.
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Neutrality: PACES does not sell services that could compete with those offered by the user community. There is no self-dealing.
Governance
PACES is led by a dedicated leadership team and governed by a non-profit board of directors comprised of healthcare industry experts.
Steering Committees
Developing and maintaining a state-of-the-art grouper requires ongoing support from volunteer experts serving on three critical steering committees to guide the work:
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Technical Steering Committee
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Clinical Steering Committee
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Outreach and Education Committee
To learn more about the PACES steering committee structure and volunteer opportunities to support our open source standards, please visit our Committee page.
As a charitable organization, PACES depends on licensee revenue and donations to fund operations. To support PACES as a member or to donate financial support, please visit our Support Us/Donations page.