Rural Health
Research Gateway

Impact of the CMS Value-Based Purchasing and Readmission Reduction Programs on Rural Hospitals

Research center:
University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
Phone: 612.626.8401
Lead researcher:
Ira Moscovice, PhD
Contact:
Ira Moscovice, PhD, 612.624.8618, mosco001@umn.edu
Project funded:
September 2014
Project completed:
October 2015
Topic:
Hospitals and clinics
The purpose of this project is to assess the initial impacts of the Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) and Readmission Reduction Programs on rural Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals.

There may be products related to this project; please contact the lead researcher for more information.