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Hospitals ready for value-based purchasing with higher patient satisfaction

Despite the dark cloud of reduced reimbursements, hospitals are prepared for value-based purchasing (VBP) with patients reporting higher satisfaction levels, according to Press Ganey. Noting that the Read more...

Legal experts define patient-centered care

With patient-centeredness as the latest buzz word in health reform, many organizations know they are working toward the patient-centered goal but still question what it is exactly. Legal experts at Read more...

Top patient care performers are most profitable hospitals

Hospitals with high performance scores in patient care are more profitable, according to a new Press Ganey report. The top 25 percent of U.S. hospitals with the highest scores on the Hospital Read more...

Physician groups fight early pay-for-performance plan

Despite objections from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Family Physicians, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing an early launch of Read more...

CMS issues draft of value-based purchasing rule

Value-based purchasing just took a step closer to becoming a reality on Friday when CMS issued a proposed rule that spells out how a new hospital value-based purchasing program will work. Hospitals Read more...

Cheating is the downside of targeted P4P, study says

As government and private payers look to pay-for-performance (P4P)--also called value-based purchasing--as the payment model that will push providers to produce higher-quality patient care at a lower Read more...

Federal pay-for-performance initiatives could mean more financial heartache for poor hospitals

Will the government's planned implementation institutional bonuses through pay-for-performance initiatives rob from poor hospitals and give to the rich? Not exactly, but it will create a "reverse Read more...

Study: Safety net hospitals improve care in P4P demo project

While electronic medical records made the job easier, even safety net hospitals with less information technology tools in place managed to improve patient care through pay for performance incentives, Read more...

Bundled payment ignores healthcare business realities

In today's issue, you'll see a story that outlines Congressional plans to roll out bundled payment schemes for Medicare. The idea is that if you make physicians and hospitals share a single payment Read more...

Congress considers bundled payments for Medicare

While the idea is still in its early stages, Congress is taking a serious look at the notion of paying for an episode of care in some cases rather than permitting providers to bill for separate Read more...

Press Releases

Medicare proposes new Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program

MEDICARE FACT SHEET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CMS Office of Media Affairs Jan. 7, 2011 Read more >>

Affordable Care Act program to improve hospital care for patients

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Room 352-G 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Office of Media Affairs MEDICARE NEWS FOR Read more >>