Evaluating the Impact of Value-Based Purchasing

Figure 6. Time Series

Flow diagram depicting Time Series. In this approach, analysts make several observations (1a-1z) before the intervention is implemented. Following the intervention, they then make one or more observations (2a-2z) and conduct an analysis to establish the trend over time.

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Internet Citation: Evaluating the Impact of Value-Based Purchasing: Figure 6. Time Series. May 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/value/valuebased/vbpfig6.html