Reimbursement, Certification, Pay-for-Performance

Joint Commission

Current Programs

• Core Measures 
  
  •  Inpatient
• Acute Myocardial Infarction*
• Heart Failure*
• Stroke*
• Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP)
• Pneumonia
• Perinatal Care
• Children's Asthma Care
• Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
  *Can be collected in our stand alone Core Measure tool or in conjunction with the Get With The Guidelines or ACTION data collection tools.
• Emergency Department
• Immunization
• Substance Use
• Tobacco Treatment
• Outpatient
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Chest Pain
  • Surgery
  • ED-Throughput
  • Stroke
  • Pain Management

Disease Certification Programs

• Diabetes (Inpatient)
• Stroke
  
• Heart Failure

Programs in Development

• Patient Safety

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• Hospital Quality Initiative
• Carotid Artery Stenting
• MassHealth Pay-for-Performance Initiative
• Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS, formerly PQRI)
• Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program
• Meaningful Use