HOSPITALS: Facility Incentive Pay May Tie Into Infection Protection

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Article Overview

This article covers a CMS update on hospital quality reporting and the Hospital Compare site, with attention to new surgical infection prevention and pneumonia measures. It is relevant to hospital quality, inpatient facility reporting, and organizations tracking Medicare incentive requirements and public reporting initiatives.

Why This Topic Matters

Hospitals, quality teams, and coding/compliance professionals may need to stay current on publicly reported quality measures and the reporting expectations associated with Medicare incentive payments.

What You Will Learn

  • What CMS updated in its hospital quality reporting program
  • How hospital quality measures relate to public reporting and incentive payments
  • Which broad areas of hospital performance were highlighted in the update
  • Where CMS directs readers for more information on hospital quality data

Who Should Read This

  • Hospital compliance staff
  • Quality improvement teams
  • Inpatient facility administrators
  • Medical coders and coding managers
  • Healthcare reimbursement professionals

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