C.F.R. » Title 42 » CHAPTER IV—CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › SUBCHAPTER B—MEDICARE PROGRAM › PART 414—PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES › Subpart N—Value-Based Payment Modifier Under the Physician Fee Schedule

42 C.F.R. § 414.1245

Scoring methods for the value-based payment modifier using the quality-tiering approach

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For each quality of care and cost measure, a standardized score is calculated for each group and solo practitioner subject to the value-based payment modifier by dividing—

(a) The difference between their performance rate and the benchmark, by

(b) The measure's standard deviation.

[77 FR 69368, Nov. 16, 2012, as amended at 79 FR 68007, Nov. 13, 2014]