title: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Transition From Payments for Volume to Value: Implications for North Carolina Physicians, Providers, and Patients.
abstract: The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced goals and timelines to transition from payments based on volume to payments based on value, quality, and efficient delivery of care. These value-based payments and alternative payment models will impact all health care professionals and provider organizations by encouraging better care, healthier people, and spending health care dollars wisely and efficiently.
authors.affiliation: health insurance specialist, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Teferi
authors.affiliation: accountant, Division of Financial Management and Fee for Service Operations, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia Ronald.Jackson@cms.hhs.gov.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.affiliation: regional chief medical officer, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Atlanta Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Wild
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000191:economics*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D062505:Value-Based Purchasing