CMS has proposed to begin a Medicare value-based purchasing program in 2013, two years earlier than the reform law requires, according to an American Medical News report. Under President Obama’s ...

In a letter to CMS, the AHA and other nationwide hospital organizations recommended at least seven ways to restructure the agency’s value-based purchasing program to assess hospital performance and ...

A Medicare hospital quality improvement program has failed to yield reduced mortality for patients with acute myocardial infarction or heart failure 4 years into the program, a new study has found.

“Value-based care” (VBC) is one of the most frequently cited goals in U.S. healthcare reform — yet its meaning remains frustratingly vague and often contradictory. We hear that value-based care is the ...

Led by UPMC Health Plan's Chief Medical Officer, William Shrank, MD, and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Chronis Manolis, RPh – both of whom are nationally-recognized experts in pharmaceutical outcomes ...

During the CMS Health Equity conference, the “Implementing Health Equity Through Value-Based Care for People in Medicare” session featured a series of expert speakers who shared insights on pioneering ...