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 ResearchConceptsPhysician-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 programsScoresIndividual Surgeon’s Contribution to Value
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