Special Open Door Forum:Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Proposed Rule Overview for Facilities, Providers, and Suppliers

February 10, 2011 The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued proposed rules for value-based purchasing (VBP) that link payment to how effectively hospitals deliver high quality care. The proposed rules also present incentives for implementing electronic health records and payment adjustments based on rates of hospital-acquired conditions and readmission rates. The measures are a subset of those CMS adopted for its existing Medicare Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting Program. Download the Report . . .