Hospital Value-based Purchasing
The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program seeks to improve patient safety and experience by basing Medicare payments on the quality of care provided, rather than on the quantity of services performed. Hospital VBP affects payment for inpatient stays in more than 3,000 hospitals across the country…
Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Calculator FY 2018 Inpatient PPS Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) August 2 issued its hospital inpatient prospective payment system (PPS) and long-term care hospital (LTCH) PPS final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2018. Select highlights of the final rule related to the inpatient PPS follow.
The strategies that are empowering health care leaders to drive the transformation of America’s health care will take center stage July 27-29 at the 25th annual AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego.This year’s meeting will explore opportunities for advancing care coordination and quality and patient…
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 similarly for hospitals not exposed to the program, according to a study reported last week in the New…
Proposed Rule: Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and The Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2018 Rates and Other Issues
CMS published its fiscal year 2018 proposed rule for the hospital inpatient and long-term care prospective payment systems on April 14.
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Held April 28, 2017