The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program, established by the Affordable Care Act in 2010, is a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative which financially rewards or penalizes acute-care hospitals each fiscal year based on the quality of care they provide to Medicare patients. The specific quality measures established by CMS are often modified [...]The post Learn Which Quality Metrics to Focus on with Value-Based Purchasing Tool appeared first on HFS Consultants Blog.