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magmichele12 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Pay for Performance (P4P) otherwise known as value-based purchasing (VBP) system has been developed through ObamaCare. Which of the following are considered goals of this initiative? Select all that apply.

1. Financial viability
2. Payment initiatives
3. Effectiveness
4. Ensuring access
5. Smooth transitions

Question 2

Which of the following responses is not a benefit of Pay for Performance (P4P) legislation?

1. The system rewards health care providers upon good service to consumers.
2. The system rewards physicians and other health care professionals when patients receive good results from that care.
3. Reimbursement is related to quality and efficiency of care provided.
4. Patients will play a more active role in the determination of performance-based payment.

nanny · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,3,4
Rationale: Electronic health recordswhere value-driven health care supports the use of information technology to give providers the ability to deliver high quality, efficient, well coordinated care (Goals For Value-Based Purchasing, 2010, p. 4).

Answer to Question 2

2
Rationale: Accountable care organizations will be formed to police the quality of services health care professionals and facilities provide. This system rewards physicians and other health care professionals when patients receive good results from that care. However, success is not so easily measured in tangible and universal means. Patients will play a more active role in the determination of performance-based payment.