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| Hospitalist Management Advisor |
| May 2008 |
| Are you prepared for value-based purchasing? |
| In a move that the healthcare world has been anticipating for quite some time, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its plans for value-based purchasing (VBP) in late 2007, and hospitalist programs must be prepared to demonstrate their value in this evolving pay-for-performance environment.
Although CMS has yet to finalize some of the details of VBP-particularly regarding payment-it's clear that CMS is expecting hospitals to meet standards that go beyond proper documentation alone. |
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