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