Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Medicaid program
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
gptkbp:appliesTo acute care hospitals
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:focusArea quality improvement
patient safety
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program
gptkbp:measures hospital-acquired infections
complications of care
patient safety indicators
gptkbp:penalty 1% reduction in Medicare payments
Medicare payment reduction
gptkbp:penaltyBasis worst-performing 25% of hospitals
gptkbp:purpose reduce hospital-acquired conditions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkbp:startYear 2014
gptkbp:website https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/HAC-Reduction-Program
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Inpatient_Prospective_Payment_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5