Implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Nonpayment Policy for Preventable Hospital-Acquired Conditions in Rural and Nonrural US Hospitals

Sung Heui Bae, Linda H. Yoder

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Abstract

Preventable adverse patient outcomes and hospital characteristics in rural versus nonrural US hospitals under the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reimbursement policy were examined using the American Hospital Association Annual Survey and Hospital Compare data. Under the new Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy, rural hospitals tended to have fewer hospital-acquired conditions than nonrural hospitals except for patient falls. Case mix was consistently related to falls after controlling for hospital characteristics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)313-322
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Nursing Care Quality
Volume30
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Sep 2015

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Keywords

  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reimbursement policy
  • falls
  • hospital-acquired conditions
  • nurse staffing
  • pressure ulcers
  • rural hospitals

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