Do Hospitals Participating in Accountable Care Organizations Discharge Patients to Higher Quality Nursing Homes?
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DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3147
Abstract: We examined whether hospitals participating in Medicare’s Shared Saving Program increased the use of highly rated skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) or decreased the use of low-rated SNFs hospital-wide after initiation of their accountable care organization… read more here.
Keywords: accountable care; quality; hospitals participating; hospital ... See more keywords
Comparison Of Hospitals Participating In Medicare's Voluntary And Mandatory Orthopedic Bundle Programs.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2017.1358
Abstract: We analyzed data from Medicare and the American Hospital Association Annual Survey to compare characteristics and baseline performance among hospitals in Medicare's voluntary (Bundled Payments for Care Improvement initiative, or BPCI) and mandatory (Comprehensive Care… read more here.
Keywords: voluntary mandatory; bundled payment; hospitals participating; medicare voluntary ... See more keywords