How is this Study Different

This new measure was developed in anticipation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) Value-Based Purchasing initiative, which proposes to financially reward a hospital based on the value of its care beginning next year. It also recognizes the growing influence of consumers shopping for the best hospital values in their communities.

Unlike other benchmarking efforts, the Hospital Value Index™ provides hospitals with an all-encompassing score to understand where they excel and where they can improve.

The Hospital Value Index™ is also a resource for healthcare consumers to compare the value of hospitals. Where the quality of care between hospitals is relatively equal, the Hospital Value Index™ will identify the hospital that is more affordable. Where the price between hospitals is the same, the Hospital Value Index™ will reveal the one with better quality.