Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) came into effect in 2017. To understand physician practice leaders’ perception of the major value-based purchasing program (including the program’s effect on patient care, administrative...

The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model was designed to reduce healthcare expenditures for joint replacement and improve the quality of joint replacement care. Hospitals pay a penalty if expenditures during care episodes exceed a...