Abstract
The Director's Forum series is designed to guide pharmacy leaders in establishing patient-centered services in hospitals and health systems. This article focuses on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Service's (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) program for hospitals. VBP links Medicare payments to the quality performance of acute care hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS), for patient assigned to various diagnosis-related groups (DRGs). It is essential that pharmacy directors understand the implications of the VBP program and the subsequent opportunity that it creates for pharmacy. To take full advantage of the program, adjustments will need to be made in staffing, skill mix, and ultimately the design of the pharmacy practice model.
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