Pay-for-performance (P4P) initiatives link reimbursement to health care performance criteria to promote the right care for every patient every time, regardless of a patient's ethnicity, gender, geographic location, and socioeconomic status, patients receive "right care." Which is an example of a P4P initiative?
a. Medicare physician fee schedule
b. hospital inpatient prospective payment system
c. intensity of services and severity of illness
d. hospital value-based purchasing program
This program is an accountable initiative for reducing the cost of the service withing actually affecting the quality . It helps a patient to heal with a pace without actually paying much for the service.