Reimbursement cuts, P4P dogging doctors

As ominous as the DRA is for many physicians, it is only part of the paradigm shift now underway in Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) currently is conducting a series of demonstration projects designed to reward providers for meeting quality objectives. The programs are...

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Published inHealthcare Purchasing News Vol. 31; no. 11; p. 74
Main Author Sears, Nick
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nashville Endeavor Business Media 01.11.2007
Subjects
Deficits
Health care
Materials management
Medicaid
Medical equipment
Medicare
Pay for performance
Reimbursement
Surgeons
United States > US
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Summary:As ominous as the DRA is for many physicians, it is only part of the paradigm shift now underway in Medicare. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) currently is conducting a series of demonstration projects designed to reward providers for meeting quality objectives. The programs are expected to be expanded as pay-for-performance (P4P) continues to gain traction in the private sector.
ISSN:1098-3716