2015 Annual Meeting & Exposition

211: How to Interpret the Home Health Value Based Purchasing Program (Room Governor's D)

29 Oct 15
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

Tracks: Legal & Regulatory

The proposed rule for the 2016 home health prospective payment rate update implements a home health value based purchasing (VBP)  program. This session will outline and examine the rationale and construct of the program. The reward and penalty methodology, proposed quality measures, selected states for participation and the potential implications for agencies will be discussed.