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CMS posts final Hospital VBP Program adjustment factors for FY 2016

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today posted the final incentive payment adjustment factors for the fiscal year 2016 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, which are being used t
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AHA urges CMS to suspend pain-related questions in Hospital VBP Program

The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to suspend the pain-related questions in the Value-Based Purchasing Program while the agency works to address concerns the quest
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Study: Not all bonuses in 2015 Hospital VBP program associated with higher quality

Adding a spending per beneficiary measure to the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program in 2015 while decreasing the weight of the quality measures allowed some lower quality hospitals to receive
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HHS proposes hospital VBP change, other actions to combat opioid epidemic

Starting in fiscal year 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes to no longer use the results from three pain management questions in the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Heal
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Rewarding patient experience improvement in VBP helps hospitals serving minority patients

While hospitals in the Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program receive patient experience points based on achievement, improvement and consistency, additional emphasis on improvement point
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AHA to committee: 'Now is not the time for a flawed PAC VBP program'

Changes to the Medicare Post-Acute Care Value-Based Purchasing Act (H.R.
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CMS posts final Hospital VBP Program adjustment factors for FY 2017

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today posted the final incentive payment adjustment factors for the fiscal year 2017 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program, which are being used t
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Study: Hospital VBP program not driving meaningful improvement in patient experience

Medicare’s Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program has not accelerated the improvement of patient experience beyond previous trends, according to a
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Study: Hospitals in VBP program did not improve more than other hospitals

The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program did not result in meaningful improvements in clinical process or patient experience measures during its first four years, because performance improved si
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Responding in Times of Crisis: Incident Response and Cyber Threat Intelligence

When your hospital is the target of a cyber attack, it is essential to have a response plan at the ready.