Date of Award
Spring 2017
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Abstract
Value-Based Purchasing is a program introduced to the United States Healthcare system by the Affordable Care Act. It is intended to incentivize hospitals to improve the quality of the care that they provide by providing them with monetary incentives to do so. As the future of the Affordable Care Act is increasingly uncertain, but before any changes are made to it, the efficacy of its programs must be evaluated. Other similar fee-for-service models have shown mixed results regarding increased hospital motivation, as there is some evidence to suggest extrinsic motivators such as money get in the way of doctors’ intrinsic motivation. In the ACA’s few years of operation, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reported on the quality of thousands of hospitals across the United States. This paper seeks to evaluate the data thus far and determine whether there is any evidence of success, or if factors such as size and location are correlated with hospital quality.
Recommended Citation
Yunker, Alexandra, "Value Based Purchasing: Analyzing Current Measures of Hospital Quality" (2017). Gabelli School of Business Honors Thesis Collection. 135.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/gabelli_thesis/135
