Open AccessEffect of Medicare’s Nonpayment for Hospital-Acquired Conditions
Author(s) -
Teresa M. Waters,
Michael J. Daniels,
Gloria J. Bazzoli,
Eli N. Perencevich,
Nancy Dunton,
Vincent S. Staggs,
Catima Potter,
Naleef Fareed,
Minzhao Liu,
Ronald I. Shorr
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5486
Subject(s) - medicine , rate ratio , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , confidence interval
In 2008, Medicare implemented the Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs) Initiative, a policy denying incremental payment for 8 complications of hospital care, also known as never events. The regulation's effect on these events has not been well studied.
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