Abstract
In October 2008, Medicare ceased additional payment for hospital-acquired conditions not present on admission. We evaluated the policy's differential impact in hospitals with high vs low operating margins. Medicare's payment policy may have had an impact on reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections in hospitals with low operating margins. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;37(1):100-103.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Catheter-Related Infections / economics
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Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
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Cross Infection / economics
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Cross Infection / epidemiology*
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Economics, Hospital / statistics & numerical data*
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Hospitals / statistics & numerical data*
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Humans
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Interrupted Time Series Analysis
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Medicare
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Organizational Policy
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Quality of Health Care / economics*
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Reimbursement, Incentive
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Safety-net Providers / statistics & numerical data
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Sepsis / economics
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Sepsis / epidemiology*
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United States / epidemiology