Value-Based Purchasing — Why a Leader Needs to Know — Impact and Outcomes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing Program awards incentive payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to encourage SNFs to improve the quality of care they provide to patients. The Value-Based Purchasing Program incentive is based on the Medicare Part A rehospitalization rates. The SNF VBP Program currently uses the SNF 30-Day All-Cause Readmission Measure (SNFRM), which evaluates the risk-standardized readmission rate (RSRR) of unplanned, all-cause hospital readmissions.

But what does this mean for your organization? 

Listen to today’s episode of PATHTalks featuring Pathway Health experts Robin Davis, Director of Reimbursement and Regulatory Services, and Colleen Toebe, Director of Consulting, as they share insights and practical considerations.

 

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