Characterizing the Relationship Between Payer Mix and Diagnostic Intensity at the Hospital Level.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Overuse of diagnostic testing in the hospital setting contributes to high healthcare costs, yet the drivers of diagnostic overuse in this setting are not well-understood. If financial incentives play an important role in perpetuating hospital-level diagnostic overuse, then hospitals with favorable payer mixes might be more likely to exhibit high levels of diagnostic intensity.

Objectives

To apply a previously developed hospital-level diagnostic intensity index to characterize the relationship between payer mix and diagnostic intensity.

Design

Cross-sectional analysis SUBJECTS: Acute care hospitals in seven states MAIN MEASURES: We utilized a diagnostic intensity index to characterize the level of diagnostic intensity at a given hospital (with higher index v

SUBMITTER: Ellenbogen MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9640504 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature