Executive Summary C 162 Executive Summary VBP The importance of Value-Based Purchasing (VBP) is not only recognized but embraced by Southwest Healthcare for all departments. In alignment with Southwest Healthcares vision statement your choice for healthcare, committed to hope, health and healing. (Southwest at a Glance, 2017) In an effort to strengthen the organizations strategic plan, three departments have been selected within VBP. The Emergency Department (ED), is the first being that the ED is often the point of entry for patients admitted to the hospital. Patients have the ability to choose where they want to seek medical attention. This can be influenced by past experiences, referrals from friends and or family and they patients seeking scores from the organization. ...