2021
How Total Performance Scores of Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program Hospitals Change Over Time
Ramirez A, Marsh K, McMurry T, Turrentine F, Tracci M, Jones R. How Total Performance Scores of Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program Hospitals Change Over Time. Journal For Healthcare Quality 2021, 44: 78-87. PMID: 34469925, DOI: 10.1097/jhq.0000000000000321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccountable Care OrganizationsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.HospitalsHumansMedicareUnited StatesValue-Based PurchasingConceptsPhysician-owned surgical hospitalsTotal performance scoreAccountable care organizationsValue-based purchasingHospital typeCenters for MedicareMedicare Value-Based PurchasingGeneral HospitalPerformance scoresPerformance-based financial incentivesSurgical hospitalsDisproportionate share hospital paymentsLongitudinal linear mixed-effects modelsCase mix indexIndividual domain scoresCare organizationsMedicare daysLinear mixed-effects modelsHospital changesInpatient daysPatient dischargeDomain scoresHospital paymentsPatient satisfactionKaiser hospitals
2018
Observations on the Medicare Value-Based Ranking of Hospitals During Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016
Jones R, Ramirez A, Stukenborg G, Tracci M, Turrentine F. Observations on the Medicare Value-Based Ranking of Hospitals During Fiscal Years 2015 and 2016. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2018, 34: 136-143. PMID: 30043617, DOI: 10.1177/1062860618791045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHumansMedicarePurchasing, HospitalQuality Indicators, Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesValue-Based PurchasingConceptsPhysician-owned surgical hospitalsValue-Based Purchasing ProgramTotal performance scoreDomain scoresKaiser hospitalsFiscal yearMedicare's value-based purchasing programAccountable care organization hospitalsWorld Report Honor Roll hospitalsUniversity HealthSystem Consortium hospitalsRankings of hospitalsHospital typeConsortium hospitalsHospital groupMultilevel random coefficient modelingSurgical hospitalsOrganization hospitalsKaiserHospitalPerformance scoresCareMedicareUS NewsPurchase programsScores
2016
Physician-Owned Surgical Hospitals Outperform Other Hospitals in Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program
Ramirez A, Tracci M, Stukenborg G, Turrentine F, Kozower B, Jones R. Physician-Owned Surgical Hospitals Outperform Other Hospitals in Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2016, 223: 559-567. PMID: 27502368, PMCID: PMC5045811, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEconomics, HospitalHospital AdministrationHospitalsHumansLinear ModelsMedicarePhysiciansQuality of Health CareUnited StatesValue-Based PurchasingConceptsHospital case mix indexPhysician-owned surgical hospitalsCase mix indexTotal performance scoreHospital performanceKaiser PermanenteHospital Value-Based Purchasing ProgramSurgical hospitalsGeneralized linear model assessed differencesValue-Based Purchasing ProgramCompare hospital performanceWorld Report Honor Roll hospitalsHigh-value hospitalsBusiness modelsPerformance scoresKaiser Permanente hospitalsUS NewsUniversity HealthSystem ConsortiumMedicare hospitalizationsProgram hospitalsConsortium membersQuality improvementFinancial incentivesPolicy-making decisionsMedicare