After reading, $$Hospital Value$-$based Purchasing Fact Sheet$,$C$-$Suite Cheat Sheet $$ Hospital Value$-$Based Purchasing$,$ and $$CMS Quality Payment Program$,$ and conducting additional research on these topics, please answer the following questions:

If you work for:

a hospital, what steps has your institution taken to improve performance in the Value$-$Based Purchasing Program?

a physicians practice, what steps has your institution taken to improve performance in the Quality Payment Program?

another type of healthcare facility, what has your organization done identifying areas of cost savings and efficiency opportunities in your facility?

an organization outside of healthcare, what are your thoughts on what hospitals and physicians can do to succeed in the value$-$based environment?

Transition from Volume$-$based Care to Value$-$based Care:

What does the transition from $$Volume to Value$$ mean in health care? Explain and provide an example.

Does this transition mean that volume is no longer important for a health care facility? Please explain thoroughly and provide examples.