title: CMS ties outcomes, reimbursement.
abstract: Fiscal year 2013 will be first in which new reimbursement formula is used. Monies will be held back, and hospitals will have to "re-earn" them. Quality leaders must help other hospital leaders understand new reality.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States