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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedCarey K, Dor A
Hospital response to CMS public reports of hospital charge information.
This study examined trends in charge increases for Medicare inpatients treated in approximately 3400 hospitals after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) began reporting charges online in 2013 for Medicare inpatients. The investigators applied difference-in-differences analysis to comprehensive inpatient charge data from New York and Florida for the years 2011-2016. After public reporting was implemented the growth in reported charges in New York hospitals was 4-9% lower than unreported diagnosis-related groups and in Florida it was 2-8% lower.
AHRQ-funded; HS025074.
Citation: Carey K, Dor A .
Hospital response to CMS public reports of hospital charge information.
Med Care 2020 Jan;58(1):70-73. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001232..
Keywords: Hospitals, Healthcare Costs, Public Reporting, Medicare, Hospitalization
Sherman KL, Gordon EJ, Mahvi DM
Surgeons' perceptions of public reporting of hospital and individual surgeon quality.
This study (1) evaluated surgeons’ perceptions of public reporting of surgical quality; and (2) identified specific barriers to surgeons’ acceptance of public reporting. It found that surgeons are generally in favor of public reporting, but that they continue to have substantive concerns, particularly with respect to reporting individual level outcomes data.
AHRQ-funded; HS021857.
Citation: Sherman KL, Gordon EJ, Mahvi DM .
Surgeons' perceptions of public reporting of hospital and individual surgeon quality.
Med Care 2013 Dec;51(12):1069-75. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000013..
Keywords: Public Reporting, Quality of Care, Hospitals, Surgery, Provider Performance