title: CMS emphasizes quality patient care.
abstract: The Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule for fiscal 2015 continues the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' move toward basing reimbursement on quality of care, not quantity. The rule also asks for public input on the two-midnight rule and a policy to address short-stay patients. CMS is implementing the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, which penalizes hospitals that perform poorly. The agency proposes to add two safety measures to value-based purchasing in the future.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards