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New Analysis Validates Need to Preserve Restrictions on the Growth of Physician-owned Hospitals

As some members of Congress continue to propose weakening Medicare’s prohibition on physician self-referral to new physician-owned hospitals (POHs) and loosening restrictions on the growth of existing POHs, new data from Dobson | DaVanzo show that POHs report fewer quality measures and perform worse on readmission penalties compared to full-service community hospitals.

Analysis of Selected Medicare Quality Measure Reporting Data by Hospital Ownership

Dobson | DaVanzo recently examined Medicare claims data comparing demographic and clinical characteristics of facilities and patients receiving care at physician-owned hospitals (POHs) and all other acute care hospitals (non-POHs). That report showed that relative to POHs, non-POHs care for older, more medically complex patients who are on average burdened with multiple co-morbid conditions, while also operating on lower margins and providing more uncompensated and unreimbursed care.
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TrendWatch: Physician Ownership and Self-referral in Hospitals: Research on Negative Effects Grows

This TrendWatch provides a compilation of the growing body of research on physician ownership and self-referral in the hospital setting.
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MACRA Resources for Post-acute Care Providers

MACRA Resources for Post-acute Care Providers
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Issue Brief: Physician Quality Payment Program

Issue Brief: Physician Quality Payment Program
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Overview of the MIPS and the Reporting Requirements

Overview of the MIPS and the Reporting Requirements
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MACRA Tracker A resources evaluation tool

MACRA Tracker: A tool to help evaluate where to invest implementation resources