Abstract: Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) is affecting provider reimbursement in increasingly significant ways. In this session participants will recognize the origins of the program, its current status and near-future directions. The program highlights specific areas that health-care managers can focus on to achieve success. The role of VBP in Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) and the connection between the programs is discussed, as is the way private payers are reacting to the availability of VBP measures.
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize and evaluate the key measures affecting VBP performance under the current program.
2. Recognize the mechanism and methodology used to rank performance under VBP.
3. Evaluate the needed actions to improve performance under the program.
1 contact hour: MM, E
