Combined impact of Medicare's hospital pay for performance programs on quality and safety outcomes is mixed

• Main Authors: Teresa M. Waters (Author), Natalie Burns (Author), Cameron M. Kaplan (Author), Ilana Graetz (Author), Joseph Benitez (Author), Roberto Cardarelli (Author), Michael J. Daniels (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Three major hospital pay for performance (P4P) programs were introduced by the Affordable Care Act and intended to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of care provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The financial risk to hospitals associated with Medicare's P4P programs i...