Changes in Health Care Use Associated With the Introduction of Hospital Global Budgets in Maryland
Author(s) -
Eric T. Roberts,
J. Michael McWilliams,
Laura A. Hatfield,
Sule Gerovich,
Michael E. Chernew,
Lauren Gilstrap,
Ateev Mehrotra
Publication year - 2018
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.2017.7455
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , emergency medicine , payment , hospital care , health care , medical emergency , family medicine , demography , nursing , finance , sociology , economics , economic growth
In 2014, the State of Maryland placed the majority of its hospitals under all-payer global budgets for inpatient, hospital outpatient, and emergency department care. Goals of the program included reducing unnecessary hospital utilization and encouraging greater use of primary care.
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