Understanding differences between high-and low-price hospitals: implications for efforts to rein in costs
Private insurers pay widely varying prices for inpatient care across hospitals. Previous
research indicates that certain hospitals use market clout to obtain higher payment rates, but …
research indicates that certain hospitals use market clout to obtain higher payment rates, but …
[HTML][HTML] Correlation between hospital finances and quality and safety of patient care
Background Hospitals under financial pressure may struggle to maintain quality and patient
safety and have worse patient outcomes relative to well-resourced hospitals. Poor predictive …
safety and have worse patient outcomes relative to well-resourced hospitals. Poor predictive …
[HTML][HTML] The relationship between safety net activities and hospital financial performance
J Zwanziger, N Khan, A Bamezai - BMC Health Services Research, 2010 - Springer
Background During the 1990's hospitals in the US were faced with cost containment
charges, which may have disproportionately impacted hospitals that serve poor patients …
charges, which may have disproportionately impacted hospitals that serve poor patients …
The association between hospital care intensity and surgical outcomes in medicare patients
Importance Hospitals' care intensity varies widely across the United States. Payers and
policy makers have become focused on promoting quality, low-cost, efficient health care …
policy makers have become focused on promoting quality, low-cost, efficient health care …
Hospital board and management practices are strongly related to hospital performance on clinical quality metrics
National policies to improve health care quality have largely focused on clinical provider
outcomes and, more recently, payment reform. Yet the association between hospital …
outcomes and, more recently, payment reform. Yet the association between hospital …
The evolving science of quality measurement for hospitals: implications for studies of competition and consolidation
The literature on hospital competition and quality is young; most empirical studies have
focused on few conditions and outcomes. Measures of in-hospital mortality and …
focused on few conditions and outcomes. Measures of in-hospital mortality and …
Estimating the potential impact of regionalizing health care delivery based on volume standards versus risk-adjusted mortality rate
Objective To examine whether basing regionalization on risk-adjusted mortality would lead
to better population outcomes than basing regionalization on procedure volume. Data …
to better population outcomes than basing regionalization on procedure volume. Data …
Does efficiency and quality of care affect hospital closures?
In recent decades, a large number of hospitals in Pennsylvania and across the United States
have been forced to close entirely, or to transform their beds for alternative uses including …
have been forced to close entirely, or to transform their beds for alternative uses including …
Surgeon contribution to hospital bottom line: not all are created equal
AS Resnick, D Corrigan, JL Mullen, LR Kaiser - Annals of surgery, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We hypothesized that surgeon productivity is directly related to hospital operating
margin, but significant variation in margin contribution exists between specialties. Summary …
margin, but significant variation in margin contribution exists between specialties. Summary …
Association of patient case-mix adjustment, hospital process performance rankings, and eligibility for financial incentives
RH Mehta, L Liang, AM Karve, AF Hernandez… - Jama, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Context While most comparisons of hospital outcomes adjust for patient characteristics,
process performance comparisons typically do not. Objective To evaluate the degree to …
process performance comparisons typically do not. Objective To evaluate the degree to …