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CMS Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Results for Fiscal Year 2019
The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program adjusts what Medicare pays hospitals under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) based on the quality of inpatient care the hospitals provide to patients.
Fact sheetMarket Saturation and Utilization Data Tool
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a Market Saturation and Utilization Data Tool that includes interactive maps and a dataset that shows national-, state-, and county-level provider services and utilization data for selected health service areas. Market saturation, in the present context, refers to the density of providers of a particular service within a defined geographic area relative to the number of the beneficiaries receiving that service in the area.
Fact sheetSkilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Quality Reporting Program (QRP) Data on Nursing Home Compare
This fact sheet contains information about the inaugural release of the SNF QRP data on the Nursing Home Compare website that occurred on October 24, 2018.
Fact sheetCMS Data Element Library Fact Sheet
Data Element Library (DEL) Mission and Goals: The mission of the DEL is to serve as a comprehensive, electronic, distributable, and centralized resource of CMS patient assessment instrument content for the public.
Fact sheetCMS Patient Safety Efforts and the AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions
In working toward a healthcare system that brings down costs and improves the quality of patient care, CMS supports multiple programs and initiatives focused on making care safer. Among them are the Quality Improvement Network - Quality Improvement Organizations, activities of the Hospital Improvement Innovation Networks, and the ESRD Network Program.
Fact sheetDrug Spending Information Products Fact Sheet
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the release of updated information products that provide greater transparency on drug spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Fact sheetSpeech: Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Spring Conference
Welcome to CMS and thanks for joining us today, as we look ahead to 2019 for the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs. It’s a pleasure to be here with you and to provide an update on all that we have been doing to strengthen and improve these important programs for our nation’s seniors and the disabled.
Fact sheetCMS proposes updates to the wage index and payment rates for the Medicare Hospice Benefit for FY 2019
On April 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued a proposed rule (CMS-1692-P) that would update fiscal year 2019 Medicare payment rates and the wage index for hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries.
Fact sheetFiscal Year 2019 Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule (CMS-1688-P)
On April 27, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed changes on how Medicare pays inpatient rehabilitation facilities to make it easier for providers to spend more time with their patients, and improve the use of electronic health records.
Fact sheetData Driven Patient Care Strategy
Today, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, outlined a new Data Driven Patient Care Strategy as part of the MyHealthEData initiative.
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