Association of measured quality with financial health among U.S. hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

High-quality care is a clear objective for hospital leaders, but hospitals must balance investing in quality with financial stability. Poor hospital financial health can precipitate closure, limiting patients' access to care. Whether hospital quality is associated with financial health remains poorly understood. The objective of this study was to compare financial performance at high-quality and low-quality hospitals.

Methods

We performed a retrospective observational cohort study of U.S. hospitals using the American Hospital Association and Hospital Compare datasets for years 2013 to 2018. We used multilevel mixed-effects linear and logistic regression models with fixed year effects and random intercepts for hospitals to identify associations between hospitals' m

SUBMITTER: Enumah SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020707 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature