An instructor is describing the Physician Quality Report Initiative to a group of students. Which of the following would the instructor include?
A) Provision of financial incentives to fee-for-service providers for cost-effective, high-quality care
B) Payment for the quantity of patients served along with the number of resources that were consumed
C) A focus on decreasing patient care costs by decreasing the length of stay in an agency
D) A mandatory program for all agencies billing third parties to obtain incentives for improved outcomes
A
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