Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program

Target entity: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
Context triple: [Outpatient Quality Reporting Program, relatedProgram, Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program]

• A. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
  The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program is a U.S. Medicare value-based purchasing initiative that financially penalizes hospitals with excess patient readmissions in order to improve care quality and reduce avoidable hospitalizations.
• B. Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
  The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program is a U.S. Medicare quality initiative that financially penalizes hospitals with high rates of preventable patient harms, such as infections and complications, to incentivize improved patient safety.
• C. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
  The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is a federal agency within CMS that tests and implements new payment and service delivery models to improve quality and reduce costs in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP.
• D. Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
  The Inpatient Quality Reporting Program is a U.S. hospital reporting initiative that tracks and publicly reports performance on standardized quality measures to improve inpatient care and inform consumers.
• E. Medicare Shared Savings Program
  The Medicare Shared Savings Program is a federal initiative that encourages accountable care organizations to improve quality and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in the savings they generate for the Medicare program.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program
Target entity description: The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program is a Medicare initiative that adjusts hospital payments based on performance on quality, safety, patient experience, and efficiency measures to incentivize better care.

• A. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program
  The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program is a U.S. Medicare value-based purchasing initiative that financially penalizes hospitals with excess patient readmissions in order to improve care quality and reduce avoidable hospitalizations.
• B. Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
  The Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program is a U.S. Medicare quality initiative that financially penalizes hospitals with high rates of preventable patient harms, such as infections and complications, to incentivize improved patient safety.
• C. Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation
  The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is a federal agency within CMS that tests and implements new payment and service delivery models to improve quality and reduce costs in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP.
• D. Inpatient Quality Reporting Program
  The Inpatient Quality Reporting Program is a U.S. hospital reporting initiative that tracks and publicly reports performance on standardized quality measures to improve inpatient care and inform consumers.
• E. Medicare Shared Savings Program
  The Medicare Shared Savings Program is a federal initiative that encourages accountable care organizations to improve quality and reduce costs for Medicare beneficiaries by allowing them to share in the savings they generate for the Medicare program.
• F. None of above. chosen