Table 2.

Examples for Outcome-Value Units (OVUs) payments.

Key Indicator Kidney/Liver Transplant Surgery (inpatient transplant surgery admission)	Source	Award Amount Transplant Group
1. Initiation of tacrolimus within 24 hours postoperative period with no delay in discharge to achieve tacrolimus therapeutic levels	Electronic Medical Record	*65% 24-hour initiation of tacrolimus and no delay in discharge $1,000 or 27.78 OVU *75% 24-hour initiation of tacrolimus and no delay in discharge $2,500 or 69.45 OVU *≥90% 24-hour initiation of tacrolimus and no delay in discharge $4,000 or 111.11 OVU
Key Indicator Liver Transplant Patients Wait List Management	Source	Award Amount Transplant Group
1. Education of emergency room, catheter lab, and interventional radiology staff regarding new protocol for correcting platelet function and coagulation disorders based on thromboelastography (TEG) analysis for high-risk procedures	Sign-in sheet	*100% education to receive any award amount
2. Standardize blood product use based on TEG for high-risk procedures performed on liver transplant patients on waitlist.	Electronic Medical Record	*30% compliance to protocol $1,000 or 27.78 OVU *50% compliance to protocol $2,500 or 69.45 OVU *≥70% compliance to protocol $5,000 or 138.89 OVU

^*One OVU generates $35.9996 based on the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS).