tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2009 Issue 18

PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE: Quality of Care Gets Financial Incentive Boost

Paying for quality health care pays off, CMS demonstration reveals. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is putting its money where its mouth is. CMS revealed results of three demonstration projects that offered providers financial incentives for quality care. Results showed that the incentives not only increased quality -- they also reduced the growth in Medicare expenditures. "We continue to be encouraged by the progress of our ongoing programs that test value-based purchasing across a variety of health care services," said Charlene Frizzera, acting administrator of CMS. These demonstrations include one for large physician practices, one for...

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