Financial Performance of Hospitals in the Appalachian Region Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
Appalachian Region
financial performance
geographical variation
hospital readmission reduction program
hospital value-based purchasing
Journal
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
ISSN: 1748-0361
Titre abrégé: J Rural Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508122
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2021
03 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
3
7
2020
medline:
19
8
2021
entrez:
3
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Hospital Readmission and Reduction Program (HRRP) and Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program (HVBP) propose to improve quality of patient care by either rewarding or penalizing hospitals through inpatient reimbursement. This study analyzes the effect of both programs on profitability of hospitals located in the Appalachian Region (AR) compared to hospitals in Appalachian states and the rest of the United States. This study used a retrospective research design with a longitudinal unbalanced panel dataset from 2008 to 2015. Hospitals participating in both HRRP and HVBP during this time frame were included in the study. A difference-in-difference model with hospital-level fixed effects, controlling for hospital and market characteristics, was used to determine effects of both programs on profitability of hospitals serving the AR, Appalachian states, and the rest of the United States. After implementation of HRRP and HVBP, only hospitals located in Appalachian states experienced a significant decrease in operating margin (-1.14 percentage points). Unexpectedly, during the same time period, total margin increased significantly for hospitals located in the AR (1.05 percentage points), Appalachian states (1.71 percentage points), and the rest of the United States (2.38 percentage points). HRRP and HVBP financially incentivize hospitals to focus efforts on improving patient care. The programs may not have the anticipated results. Increases in total margin for all hospitals during the study period indicate access to nonpatient revenues, offsetting the financial penalties from both programs. This revenue source may undermine the program's objectives of delivering value and achieving quality outcomes.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
296-307Informations de copyright
© 2020 National Rural Health Association.
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