The Impact of Hospital Pay-for-Performance on Hospital and Medicare Costs

Health Services Research

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2118-2136

  Kruse, Gregory B ^a   Polsky, Daniel ^b   Stuart, Elizabeth A ^c   Werner, Rachel M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

health care costs; hospitals; Medicare; Pay for performance

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; MEDICARE; PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REIMBURSEMENT, INCENTIVE; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869085536     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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