The Impact of Profitability of Hospital Admissions on Mortality
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
When hospital service line profit goes down, mortality goes up.
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Medication Adherence and Medicare Expenditure Among Beneficiaries with Heart Failure
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Hospitalization rates and Medicare costs due to cardiovascular disease have the potential to be reduced when patients practice better medication adherence.
Medicare and Medicaid Spending Variations are Strongly Linked Within Hospital Regions but Not at Overall State Level
May 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Proposals to move toward reducing geographic differentials in health care spending have focused on patterns of spending in Medicare.
Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations for COPD and Pneumonia
June 1, 2007 | Journal Article
The Role of Physician and Practice Characteristics.
New England Medical Center Analysis Shows No Difference in Health Outcomes Between Fee-for-Service Medicare and Medicare HMOs
April 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
In 2003 investigators at New England Medical Center Hospitals, Boston, collected four-year follow-up data from a cohort of Medicare beneficiaries under study since 1998 to examine differences in health outcomes related to physical and mental health and death for beneficiaries enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare versus those enrolled in Medicare HMOs.
Study Determines Additional Medicare Reimbursement Does Not Improve Nursing Resources or Patient Outcomes
May 6, 2008 | Program Result Report
Researchers at the University Of Illinois at Chicago Institute of Government and Public Affairs explored the effects of changes in Medicare reimbursement on hospital use of nursing resources and patient outcomes.
Interactive Map: The Revolving Door Syndrome
February 11, 2013 | Interactive
This interactive map displays Dartmouth Atlas Project data on percent of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge in 2010 by region.
A Simulation Shows Limited Savings From Meeting Quality Targets Under The Medicare Shared Savings Program
October 3, 2012 | Journal Article
The Medicare Shared Savings Program, created under the Affordable Care Act, will reward participating accountable care organizations that succeed in lowering health care costs while improving performance. Depending on how the organizations perform o ...
The Revolving Door: A Report on U.S. Hospital Readmissions
February 11, 2013 | Report
Hospitals and their community allies made little progress from 2008 to 2010 at reducing hospital readmissions for elderly patients.
Elective Surgery in the United States: Location Matters
December 13, 2012 | Story
Wide variation in surgery highlights role of patient preference in medical decisions.