Quote of the Day

“If you look at the three provisions that wed quality with payment [readmission reduction programs, penalties for hospital acquired conditions, and value-based purchasing] and what happens when everything is fully implemented, up to 6% of [a hospital’s] bottom line is being affected by quality of care. That could be real money.” — Andy Ruskin, an attorney with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in Washington, D.C., told AIS’s Report on Medicare Compliance.