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ReviewCirculation2016

Current State of Value-Based Purchasing Programs.

Tingyin T Chee, Andrew M Ryan, Jason H Wasfy, William B Borden

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Review in Circulation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

71 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Design and effects of outcome-based payment models in healthcare: a systematic review.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Tingyin T CheeFrom Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (T.T.C., W.B.B.); Department of Health Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (A.M.R.); and Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.H.W.).
Andrew M RyanFrom Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (T.T.C., W.B.B.); Department of Health Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (A.M.R.); and Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.H.W.).
Jason H WasfyFrom Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (T.T.C., W.B.B.); Department of Health Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (A.M.R.); and Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.H.W.).
William B BordenFrom Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC (T.T.C., W.B.B.); Department of Health Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (A.M.R.); and Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston (J.H.W.) wborden@mfa.gwu.edu.

Funding

The Effects of Bundled Payment on Acute Cardiovascular Outcomes Among Older AdultsR01AG047932 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Andrew M Ryan · 2015 to 2026
$4.9M
NIA NIH HHS R01 AG047932
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The US healthcare system is rapidly moving toward rewarding value. Recent legislation, such as the Affordable Care Act and the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act, solidified the role of value-based payment in Medicare. Many private insurers are following Medicare's lead. Much of the policy attention has been on programs such as accountable care organizations and bundled payments; yet, value-based purchasing (VBP) or pay-for-performance, defined as providers being paid fee-for-service with payment adjustments up or down based on value metrics, remains a core element of value payment in Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act and will likely remain so for the foreseeable future. This review article summarizes the current state of VBP programs and provides analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for the future. Multiple inpatient and outpatient VBP programs have been implemented and evaluated; the impact of those programs has been marginal. Opportunities to enhance the performance of VBP programs include improving the quality measurement science, strengthening both the size and design of incentives, reducing health disparities, establishing broad outcome measurement, choosing appropriate comparison targets, and determining the optimal role of VBP relative to alternative payment models. VBP programs will play a significant role in healthcare delivery for years to come, and they serve as an opportunity for providers to build the infrastructure needed for value-oriented care.

Indexed as

Accountable Care OrganizationsHumansPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActProspective Payment SystemReimbursement, IncentiveUnited StatesValue-Based Purchasingcosts and cost analysisoutcome assessment (health care)reimbursement mechanismsvalue-based purchasing

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PMID27245648
PMCPMC5378385

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