DEFINITION of 'Oil Refinery' An industrial plant that refines crude oil into petroleum products such as diesel, gasoline and heating oils. Oil refineries essentially serve as the second stage in the production process following the actual extraction by oil rigs.
Value-Based Purchasing. Starting in October 2012, Medicare began rewarding hospitals that provide high-quality. care for their patients through the new Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) Program. Hospitals paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) are paid for inpatient. acute care services based on quality of careânot the volume of services they provide.
Medicare pays for an AWV for a beneficiary who is no longer within 12 months after the effective date of his/her first Medicare Part B coverage period, and who has not received either an IPPE or an AWV providing PPPS within the past 12 months.