title: Medicare Hospital Value-Based Purchasing: the evolution toward linking Medicare reimbursment to health care quality continues.
authors.affiliation: Alston & Bird's Health Care Legislative and Public Policy Group. Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Elinor A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Hiller
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D058991:Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D059039:Standard of Care; D014481:United States