Tuesday, October 7, 2014

According to a recent report:


  • 40% of payments by commercial health plans to physicians and hospitals are now designed to improve quality and reduce waste
  • 60% of payments continue in traditional fee-for-service or other arrangements without quality metrics
  • 53% of value-oriented payments put providers at some financial risk if they fail to improve care or spend over budget
  • 38% of payments to hospitals are value-oriented
  • 10% of payments to outpatient specialists are value-oriented
  • 24% of payments to primary care physicians are value- oriented

Source: "Forty percent of payment to physicians and hospitals in the commercial sector today is designed to improve quality and reduce waste," Catalyst for Payment Reform Press Release, September 30, 2014, http://www.catalyzepaymentreform.org/images/documents/scorecard2014release

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