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Nine Things to Know From GAO Report on Hospital Value Based Purchasing

Submitted by Clive Riddle on Fri, 07/07/2017 - 15:38


  1. Safety net hospitals generally scored lower in quality compared to all hospitals
  2. Small rural and small urban hospitals scored higher on efficiency compared to all hospitals
  3. In 4/5 years of GAO's analysis, small rural and small urban hospitals were more likely to receive a bonus compared to all hospitals
  4. Safety net hospitals were more likely to receive a penalty during this timespan
  5. A majority of all hospitals received a bonus or a penalty of less than 0.5 percent each year
  6. Hospitals receiving a bonus > 0.5 percent increased from 4% of hospitals to 29% from FY 2013 - 2017
  7. Most hospitals had a bonus or penalty of less than $100,000 in fiscal year 2017
  8. Efficiency score had a greater effect on total performance score because of CMS methodology
  9. Hospitals with missing scores were more likely to receive bonuses than hospitals with complete scores


Source: GAO Report - June 30, 2017: CMS Should Take Steps to Ensure Lower Quality Hospitals Do Not Qualify for Bonuses
Source URL: http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-551



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