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	According to a CMS report, 954,614 total clinicians are receiving a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) payment adjustment for the 2019 performance year under the Quality Payment Program. 4.36% of clinicians had a final score at the performance threshold; 11.63% of clinicians had a final score between the performance threshold and the exceptional performance threshold; and 83.69% of clinicians had a final score at or above the exceptional performance threshold. Only 0.32% of clinicians had a final score below the performance threshold. Source: "2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Performance Results," Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, October 27, 2020.
	6 considerations for value-based contracting for medications Watson Health Perspectives blog/IBM, November 6, 2020
	Helping Behavioral Health Providers Succeed in Value-Based Payment Mathematica blog, November 5, 2020
	Physicians score well in Quality Payment Program but receive little for it Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), November 5, 2020
	Fewer Physicians Accepting Industry Payments, but Payment Values Steady HealthLeaders, November 3, 2020
	Need more evidence VBC is gaining traction? Cerner reports uptick in interest FierceHealthcare, November 2, 2020
	5 steps to improve margin via value-based payment Becker's Hospital Review, October 28, 2020
	Penn Medicine CEO: COVID-19 financial crisis is 'clarion call' to VB models FierceHealthcare, October 27, 2020
	CMS delays start date of radiation oncology payment program after criticism Healthcare Finance, October 26, 2020
	Hospices Need to Demonstrate Value in Managed Care Hospice News, October 23, 2020
	Washington State Updates Value-Based Payment Roadmap Healthcare Innovation, October 21, 2020
	Stellar Health Announces Partnership with Elderplan, Inc. to Improve VBC Stellar Health News Release, November 11, 2020   BC NC, Caravan Health Collaborate to Expand Blue Premier to Hospitals BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Press Release, October 29, 2020   Southwestern Health Resources & Humana Announce VB Agreement in N. TX Business Wire, October 28, 2020   Value-Based Care Comes Full Circle: New CMS Guidance for Medicaid Programs The National Law Review, October 22, 2020   BC NC VBC Program Generated $153M In Savings, Provider Orgs Received $85M Open Minds, October 21, 2020   The Role of VBP in Promoting Innovation to Address Social Risks The Milbank Quarterly, October 20, 2020   A Path to Clinical Quality Integration Through a Clinically Integrated Network The Joint Commission Journal on Quality & Patient Safety, abstract, October 19, 2020
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