Measuring Success in Health Care Value-Based Purchasing Programs: Summary and Recommendations in Bloomington, MN

Value-based purchasing (VBP) refers to a broad set of performance-based payment strategies that link financial incentives to health care providers’ performance on a set of defined measures in an effort to achieve better value. This report summarizes the current state of knowledge about VBP programs and offers recommendations for the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of VBP programs.