Thirty-Day Spending and Outcomes for an Episode of Pneumonia Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

Background: Recent policy initiatives aim to improve the value of care for patients hospitalized with pneumonia. It is unclear whether higher 30-day episode spending at the hospital level is associated with any difference in patient mortality among fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study assessed the association between hospital-level spending and patient-level mortality for a 30-day episode of care.

High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Public Reporting States: the Evidence, Exclusion of Critically Ill Patients, and Implications.

Purpose Of Review: Public reporting of outcomes for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is used in some states to drive improvements in care delivery and performance. However, a growing body of evidence suggests unintended consequences, particularly provider aversion to performing PCI in high-risk patients.

Recent Findings: There is mixed evidence regarding the impact of PCI public reporting on patient outcomes.