WellPoint’s New Pay-for-Performance Program to Pay Hospitals More for Meeting Quality Measures

Private payers taking first steps on a path toward value-based purchasing that could eventually include clinical pathology laboratory testing services Pay-for-performance just took a leap forward with news that one of the nation’s largest health insurers will link hospital reimbursement to specific quality measures. This development could be a precursor to similar payer initiatives that involve how private payers reimburse clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups. Indianapolis-based...
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