Surgery at high-quality hospitals costs Medicare less than at low-quality hospitals
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The study will appear online
"In much of health care, better care costs more money but surgery may be one situation in which getting care at a high-quality hospital not only saves lives, but also saves money. And that is a win for everyone," said
The researchers looked at costs and outcomes data from the national
The researchers identified high-quality hospitals by using two common measures of surgical quality: 30-day surgical mortality rates and patient reported experience with care.
The results showed that
"Of course, it is worth remembering that the goal of health care is not to save money, but to save lives. These high-quality hospitals, which had lower spending, had mortality rates that were less than half of what we saw at the low-quality hospitals. The findings should provide real impetus for policymakers to help patients choose high-quality hospitals," said Jha.
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