Hearing on Medicare's value-based programs

The AHA Sept 7 shared with the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee suggestions for enhancing existing hospital quality reporting and pay-for-performance programs to more effectively drive improvement in outcomes and health. In a statement submitted for a hearing on the issue, AHA recommended st...

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Published inAHA News Vol. 52; no. 18; p. 1
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Hospital Association 09.09.2016
Subjects
Clinical outcomes
Hospitals
Medicare
Quality of care
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Summary:The AHA Sept 7 shared with the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee suggestions for enhancing existing hospital quality reporting and pay-for-performance programs to more effectively drive improvement in outcomes and health. In a statement submitted for a hearing on the issue, AHA recommended streamlining Medicare quality reporting and payment program measures to focus on the highest priority quality issues; incorporating socioeconomic adjustment into the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program; and reforming the Hospital-Acquired Conditions Reduction Program "to provide a fairer, more effective incentive to improve performance."
ISSN:0891-6608