Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Participant Indicator Code

SAS Name
VBP_PRTCPNT_IND_CD

The code used to identify a reason a hospital is excluded from the Hospital Value Based Purchasing (HVBP) program. The ACA (Section 3001) excludes from HVBP program hospitals that meet certain conditions.

Comments

The Affordable Care Act (ACA; Section 3001) excludes from HVBP program hospitals that meet certain conditions.

This field comes from the Claim VBP Participant Indicator code (CLM-VBP-PRTCPNT-IND-CD) that is present on the first claim record included in the stay. If there is no Claim VBP Participant Indicator code on the first claim, then the first found code on any of the other claims that make up the stay is used.

This field is new in 2011.

Source: NCH

Code Code value
Y Participating in Hospital Value Based Purchasing
N Not participating in Hospital Value Based Purchasing
Null/missing same as 'N'