Association Between 30-Day Episode Payments and Acute Myocardial Infarction Outcomes Among Medicare Beneficiaries [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
Higher hospital-level 30-day payments—both inpatient and in multiple settings after discharge—for AMI care were associated with lower 30-day mortality among beneficiaries. This may have implications for payment programs that incent reduction in payments without considering value.

Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - March 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wadhera, R. K., Joynt Maddox, K. E., Wang, Y., Shen, C., Bhatt, D. L., Yeh, R. W. Tags: Health Services, Quality and Outcomes Original Articles Source Type: research