tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 9

Health Care: PGP Demonstration Aims To Improve Health Care Quality

Pilot project encourages physicians to invest more in technology, quality improvement The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Physician Group Practice (PGP) project should enhance the quality of care delivery, while providing 10 large physician practices an opportunity to earn performance payments. CMS started the Physician Group Practice (PGP) demonstration in April 2005 as part of a legislative mandate included in the State Children's Health Insurance Program Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 for the PGP demonstration, according to a report published on the Commonwealth Fund Web site. The report is based on the proceedings of a...

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