Investigators at University of Virginia Report Findings in Medicare and Medicaid (Physician-Owned Surgical Hospitals Outperform Other Hospitals in…

Investigators at University of Virginia Report Findings in Medicare and Medicaid (Physician-Owned Surgical Hospitals Outperform Other Hospitals in Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Current study results on Medicare and Medicaid have been published. According to news reporting originating from Charlottesville, Virginia, by VerticalNews correspondents, research stated, "The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program measures value of care provided by participating Medicare hospitals and creates financial incentives for quality improvement and fosters increased transparency. Limited information is available comparing hospital performance across health care business models."

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from the University of Virginia, "The 2015 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program results were used to examine hospital performance by business model. General linear modeling assessed differences in mean total performance score, hospital case mix index, and differences after adjustment for differences in hospital case mix index. Of 3,089 hospitals with total performance scores, categories of representative health care business models included 104 physician-owned surgical hospitals, 111 University HealthSystem Consortium, 14 US News & World Report Honor Roll hospitals, 33 Kaiser Permanente, and 124 Pioneer accountable care organization affiliated hospitals. Estimated mean total performance scores for physician-owned surgical hospitals (64.4; 95% CI, 61.83-66.38) and Kaiser Permanente (60.79; 95% CI, 56.56-65.03) were significantly higher compared with all remaining hospitals, and University HealthSystem Consortium members (36.8; 95% CI, 34.51-39.17) performed below the mean (p < 0.0001). Significant differences in mean hospital case mix index included physician-owned surgical hospitals (mean 2.32; p< 0.0001), US News & World Report honorees (mean 2.24; p = 0.0140), and University HealthSystem Consortium members (mean 1.99; p< 0.0001), and Kaiser Permanente hospitals had lower case mix value (mean 1.54; p< 0.0001). Re-estimation of total performance scores did not change the original results after adjustment for differences in hospital case mix index. The Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program revealed superior hospital performance associated with business model."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Closer inspection of high-value hospitals can guide value improvement and policy-making decisions for all Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program Hospitals."

For more information on this research see: Physician-Owned Surgical Hospitals Outperform Other Hospitals in Medicare Value-Based Purchasing Program. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 2016;223(4):559-567. Journal of the American College of Surgeons can be contacted at: Elsevier Science Inc, 360 Park Ave South, New York, NY 10010-1710, USA. (Elsevier - www.elsevier.com; Journal of the American College of Surgeons - www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-the-american-college-of-surgeons/)

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting of Virginia, Dept. of Surg, Charlottesville, VA, United States. Additional authors for this research include M.C. Tracci, G.J. Stukenborg, F.E. Turrentine, B.D. Kozower and R.S. Jones.

Keywords for this news article include: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America, Medicare and Medicaid, Health Policy, Medicare, Hospital, University of Virginia.

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