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Why some hospitals cost Medicare more than others
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed wide variations in cost efficiencies among hospitals, some just a few miles apart from each other. For example, Los Angeles Community
3 reimbursement changes for hospital performance
The American Hospital Association outlined how hospitals are bracing themselves for some significant reimbursement changes under health reform that could hit their pocketbooks.
CMS tying efficiency scores to incentive payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has discreetly added "cost per Medicare beneficiary" scores to the Hospital Compare website for acute care hospitals--a measure the agency wants to
CMS proposes higher hospital payments in value-based purchasing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday proposed a rule that would enhance the hospital value-based purchasing program (VBP) set to begin in October, helping Medicare move to a
Balance quality, value-based purchasing
As the healthcare industry shifts to value-based purchasing (VBP), there's "no silver bullet" to achieve better value, according to Shari M. Ling , deputy chief medical officer at the Centers for
Pay for performance fails to improve mortality rates
Flying in the face of the government's national pay-for-performance initiatives, new research finds that hospital incentives failed to achieve their goal of improving patient outcomes, specifically,
Hospitals underestimate threat of HCAHPS penalties
Despite the looming threat of reduced reimbursements under performance measures, hospitals may be overly optimistic that they will perform well, according to experts at the American College of Health
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
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
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
