PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Teferi, Sabrina AU - Jackson, Ronald AU - Wild, Richard E. TI - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Transition From Payments for Volume to Value AID - 10.18043/ncm.77.4.293 DP - 2016 Jul 01 TA - North Carolina Medical Journal PG - 293--295 VI - 77 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/4/293.short 4100 - http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/77/4/293.full SO - N C Med J2016 Jul 01; 77 AB - The US Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced goals and timelines to transition from payments based on volume to payments based on value, quality, and efficient delivery of care. These value-based payments and alternative payment models will impact all health care professionals and provider organizations by encouraging better care, healthier people, and spending health care dollars wisely and efficiently.