Shared Savings Programs Are Best Defined as

question 8

Multiple Choice

Shared savings programs are best defined as

• A)Making a single payment for hospital and physician services instead of separate payments
• B)Rewarding providers with financial and nonfinancial incentives based on performance on select measures
• C)Rewarding providers by paying a bonus that is explicitly connected to the amount by which they reduce the total cost of care
• D)Paying the provider organization a single payment for all services associated with a hospitalization or other episode of acute care

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