Association between value-based purchasing score and hospital characteristics

Association between value-based purchasing score and hospital characteristics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Medicare hospital Value-based purchasing (VBP) program that links Medicare payments to quality of care will become effective from 2013. It is unclear whether specific hospital characteristics are associated with a hospital’s VBP scor...

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Main Authors: Borah Bijan J, Rock Michael G, Wood Douglas L, Roellinger Daniel L, Johnson Matthew G, Naessens James M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Value-based purchasing (VBP) score
Clinical process of care
Patient satisfaction measure or Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score
Health care quality
Safety-net hospitals
Quantile regression
Medicare
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/464

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