5 Comparisons of Low-, Average- and High-performing Hospitals in Medicare VBP Programs

1. Mean number of hospital beds: 313.7 (low-performing); 241.1 (average-performing); 139.7 (high-performing)
2. Percentage of for-profit hospitals: 41.9% (low-performing); 20.4% (average-performing); 13.8% (high-performing)
3. Percentage of safety-net hospitals: 18.9% (low-performing); 25.9% (average-performing); 19.5% (high-performing)
4. Percentage of population, Black: 18.6% (low-performing); 11.9% (average-performing); 6.1% (high-performing)
5. Percentage of population, non-US-born: 11.9% (low-performing); 11.0% (average-performing); 8.1% (high-performing)

Notes: In 2020, 87 hospitals were identified as high-performing and 74 as low-performing based on scores of 2,725 hospitals participating in Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program (HVBP), the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP), and the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (HACRP). From an article entitled, "High-Performing and Low-Performing Hospitals Across Medicare Value-Based Payment Programs."
Source: JAMA Health Forum, July 22, 2022
Source URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullartic...

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