title: Providers fight CMS' quality initiative. Controversial proposal would cut outpatient pay for not reporting inpatient data.
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D030881:Disclosure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006265:Health Care Coalitions; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D012954:Societies, Hospital; D014481:United States