Study: Safety Net ERs Not At Disadvantage In ‘Pay-For-Performance’ Programs

Modern Healthcare: Safety Net ERs Not At Disadvantage On Meeting Proposed Length-Of-Stay Measures, Study Says
Safety net hospital emergency departments are not at a disadvantage in terms of meeting the terms of proposed length-of-stay measures for patients both admitted and discharged, according to a new study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The authors wrote that there is a concern that performance measures for EDs approved in 2008 by the National Quality Forum could result in safety-net hospitals being harmed if the measures are used in pay-for-performance programs (Barr, 1/31).