More than 1,800 hospitals will see payments from the federal government rise in 2016 due to improvements in quality under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services value-based purchasing program, ...

Value-based incentive programs aimed at reducing health care-associated infections did not improve infection rates in either safety net or non-safety net hospitals, found a study by researchers at ...

In a recent Premier healthcare alliance webinar, Danielle Lloyd, senior director for reimbursement policy, and Christine Van Dusen, senior consultant, made the following points about CMS’ upcoming ...

There is no doubt that the government is accelerating its shift to value-based payments, where physicians are rewarded — to an increasing extent — for quality, rather than quantity of care. And it’s ...

CMS recently issued final rules for its value-based purchasing program for hospitals. Beginning in fiscal year 2013, which starts on Oct. 1, 2012, CMS will offer hospitals an incentive payment for ...

From improving outcomes for vulnerable, post-acute patients to building collaborative networks using real-time data for measurable impact, it can take several different approaches to deliver quality ...

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association representatives are drafting comprehensive legislation to resolve issues facing the ASC community and give patients better access to ASCs, according to an ASC ...

“Value-based care” (VBC) is one of the most frequently cited goals in U.S. healthcare reform — yet its meaning remains frustratingly vague and often contradictory. We hear that value-based care is the ...

Value-based payment (VBP) aims to transform healthcare by incentivizing providers to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs through better care coordination, preventive strategies, and increased ...

Experts highlight that applying value-based payment models to atrial fibrillation care requires flexible, team-based approaches focused on reducing hospitalizations, repeat procedures, and stroke, ...

In the United States, we have two clear problems with healthcare: high costs and poor health outcomes. | While the American healthcare system has gradually begun to adopt value-based care, it has not ...

Primary care physicians are often called the quarterbacks of healthcare because they coordinate and direct patients’ journeys through the medical system. On a typical NFL team, the quarterback is the ...