by Isaiah Dominguez | Nov 12, 2019 | Patient Experience
On August 8, 2019, CMS published the proposed rule in the Federal Register for the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems. At this time, CMS is not proposing any changes to the 2020 OAS CAHPS survey. If finalized in the...
by Isaiah Dominguez | Oct 23, 2019 | Patient Experience
Each year, acute-care hospitals participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program receive scores based on their performance. According to CMS’ website, they designed the VBP program with the intent...
by Noah Larsen | Feb 19, 2019 | Patient Experience
The Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program aims to transform Medicare from a passive payer of claims to an active purchaser of quality healthcare. It links performance on various quality metrics to reimbursement, thereby encouraging continuous improvement in healthcare....
