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Is the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Associated with Reduced Hospital Readmissions? [PDF]
Bradley Beauvais,1 Zachary Whitaker,2 Forest Kim,2 Benjamin Anderson3 1Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, USA; 2Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA; 3Colorado Hospital Association, Greenwood Village, CO, USACorrespondence: Bradley Beauvais, Tel +210 ...
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Value-based purchasing of medical devices. [PDF]
Health care in the United States is known for its continued innovation and production of new devices and techniques. While the intention of these devices is to improve the delivery and outcome of patient care, they do not always achieve this goal. As new technologies enter the market, hospitals and physicians must determine which of these new devices ...
Obremskey WT, Dail T, Jahangir AA.
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Current State of Value-Based Purchasing Programs. [PDF]
The US healthcare system is rapidly moving toward rewarding value. Recent legislation, such as the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, solidified the role of value-based payment in Medicare. Many private insurers are following Medicare’s lead.
Chee TT, Ryan AM, Wasfy JH, Borden WB.
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Strategic Purchasing as an Evidence-Based Approach for Reducing Medical Overuse
Overuse of healthcare services is an increasingly reported issue in health systems worldwide. Given the breadth and importance of the subject, identifying strategies/tools that can prevent medical overuse is beneficial.
Morteza Arab-Zozani +2 more
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Social determinants of cell-phone market with customer value expectation approach
Background: The aim of this study was to provide a model of social determinants of cell-phone marketing with customer expected value approach. Methods: A mixed-method was used to identify the social components and indicators of the cell-phone ...
Nazanin Ebrahimi +2 more
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Low serum albumin and total lymphocyte count as predictors of 30 day hospital readmission in patients 65 years of age or older [PDF]
Introduction. Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is a target for health care cost savings through the medicare Value Based Purchasing initiative.
Robert Robinson
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Alternative payment approaches for advancing comprehensive medication management in primary care
The increasing prevalence of complex, chronic conditions has profound implications on the growing demand and cost of health care. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is testing data-driven approaches to care delivery and payment that are ...
Katherine Pham
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Valuing Improvement in Value-Based Purchasing [PDF]
Background— Medicare will soon implement hospital value-based purchasing (VBP) using a scoring system that rewards both achievement (absolute performance) and improvement (performance increase over time).
William B, Borden, Jan, Blustein
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Mandatory energy efficiency label is an effective way to change consumers’ consumption habits and guide them to buy energy-saving appliances. However, few studies concerned about the impact of energy efficiency label on consumers’ purchasing behavior ...
Guo Si-dai +3 more
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Association between value-based purchasing score and hospital characteristics
Background Medicare hospital Value-based purchasing (VBP) program that links Medicare payments to quality of care will become effective from 2013. It is unclear whether specific hospital characteristics are associated with a hospital’s VBP score, and ...
Borah Bijan J +5 more
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