Financial incentives to promote health care quality: The hospital acquired conditions nonpayment policy

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 524-541

  Kavanagh, Kevin T ^a  

^a Health Watch   (United States)

Author keywords

healthcare associated infections; Hospital acquired conditions; importance of nursing; MRSA; never events; staffing ratio; value purchasing

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FINANCIAL PROVISION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INCENTIVE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; TAX SYSTEM;

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY;

UNITED STATES;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80052828180     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2011.533554     Document Type: Article

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