title: Hospital cardiovascular outcome measures in federal pay-for-reporting and pay-for-performance programs: a brief overview of current efforts.
authors.affiliation: From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SBS); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SMB, EED, HMK), Yale-New Haven Hospital and Section of General Internal Medicine (SMB), Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, and School of Management, Yale University (HPF), New Haven, CT; Department of Pediatrics (EED), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health (HMK), New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Steven B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Spivack
authors.affiliation: From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SBS); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SMB, EED, HMK), Yale-New Haven Hospital and Section of General Internal Medicine (SMB), Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, and School of Management, Yale University (HPF), New Haven, CT; Department of Pediatrics (EED), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health (HMK), New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Susannah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bernheim
authors.affiliation: From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SBS); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SMB, EED, HMK), Yale-New Haven Hospital and Section of General Internal Medicine (SMB), Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, and School of Management, Yale University (HPF), New Haven, CT; Department of Pediatrics (EED), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health (HMK), New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Howard P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Forman
authors.affiliation: From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SBS); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SMB, EED, HMK), Yale-New Haven Hospital and Section of General Internal Medicine (SMB), Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, and School of Management, Yale University (HPF), New Haven, CT; Department of Pediatrics (EED), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health (HMK), New Haven, CT.
authors.forename: Elizabeth E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Drye
authors.affiliation: From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (SBS); Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (SMB, EED, HMK), Yale-New Haven Hospital and Section of General Internal Medicine (SMB), Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, and School of Management, Yale University (HPF), New Haven, CT; Department of Pediatrics (EED), Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT; Section of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Yale School of Public Health (HMK), New Haven, CT harlan.krumholz@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Harlan M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Krumholz
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006078:Government Programs; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000379:methods; D058996:Quality Improvement; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D012107:Research Design; D014481:United States
keywords: CMS; Cardiovascular Outcomes; Pay-for-Performance; Pay-for-Reporting; Quality Reporting; Readmission; Value-Based Purchasing