©2010 Health Dimensions Group
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Medicare Cuts and Changes (continued)<br />
• Value-based purchasing<br />
– Payment based on achieving certain<br />
thresholds for quality measures: Plan to<br />
Congress by FY 2011<br />
– MedPAC<br />
• SNFs report on avoidable rehospitalizations<br />
and percentage of<br />
Medicare discharged home; assessment at<br />
admission and discharge; actual direct<br />
nursing costs<br />
• CMS should identify patients most likely to<br />
benefit from HHAs, and develop outcome<br />
measures<br />
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