Nursing homes to see Medicare P4P
Over the next three years Medicare will test a pay-for-performance program with nursing homes in four states, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced March 27.
Facilities in Arizona, Mississippi, New York and Wisconsin that apply and are chosen to participate will be eligible for bonuses based on performance in maintaining adequate staffing, avoiding hospitalizations, producing positive patient outcomes and passing inspections. Bonuses will be funded through savings produced by improved care.
The demonstration will run from July 2009 through June 2012, after which Medicare officials will determine whether to expand it.
AMNews: News in brief - April 6, 2009 ... American Medical News
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