Publications by authors named "Debra L Anoff"
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- - The study analyzes two Medicare payment programs for treating acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using different classification methods: the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (using ) codes) and the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (using diagnosis-related groups, or DRGs).
- - Among 2,176 patients, only 19.3% were common to both cohorts, with DRG patients being older, more often female, and having higher rates of heart and kidney diseases; they also experienced higher mortality and readmission rates compared to the AMI cohort.
- - The findings indicate that the choice of classification method significantly impacts patient demographics and outcomes, highlighting the need for careful consideration in quality assessment initiatives.
Although uncompensated care for hospital-based care has fallen dramatically since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion, the changes in hospital physician reimbursement are not known. We evaluated if payer mix and physician reimbursement by encounter changed between 2013 and 2014 in an academic hospitalist practice in a Medicaid expansion state. This was a retrospective cohort study of all general medicine inpatient admissions to an academic hospitalist group in 2013 and 2014.
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