Evaluating the Impact of Value-Based Purchasing Figure 2. Cross-Sectional Design With No Comparison Group (text descri Figure 2. Cross-Sectional Design With No Comparison Group (Text Description)This cross-sectional design compares variables of interest in the population affected by value-based purchasing (VBP) intervention, and there is no comparison group. In the diagram, the intervention (VBP activity) is followed by Observation 1, measurement of outcome for the intervention group.Return to Figure 2 Current as of May 2002 Internet Citation: Evaluating the Impact of Value-Based Purchasing: Figure 2. Cross-Sectional Design With No Comparison Group (text descri. May 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/value/valuebased/fig2desc.html