The effect of integration of hospitals and post-acute care providers on Medicare payment and patient outcomes
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
- Author(s):
- Konetzka, R. Tamara, author Stuart, Elizabeth A., author Werner, Rachel M., author
- Contributor(s):
- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
- Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2018
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Economics, Hospital Home Care Services -- economics Insurance, Health, Reimbursement Medicare -- economics Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Reimbursement Mechanisms Skilled Nursing Facilities -- economics Episode of Care Continuity of Patient Care -- economics Cost Savings Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- Key Findings. Vertical integration between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) increases Medicare payments for the first 60 days of care by $2,424 (17%), compared to hospital-SNF pairs that are not vertically integrated. These integrated hospital--SNF pairs also experience a decline in 30-day rates of rehospitalization or death of 5 percentage points on a base rate of 31.3%. Vertical integration between hospitals and home health agencies (HHAs) has little effect on Medicare payments and patient outcomes, nor does informal integration in either setting.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
- Illustrations:
- Illustrations and Portraits
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101731565 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101731565