期刊
ANNALS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
卷 67, 期 4, 页码 496-505出版社
MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2015.06.028
关键词
-
资金
- Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Applied Chair in Child Health Policy and Services Research
- CIHR Applied Chair in Health Services and Policy Research
- Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) - Ontario MOHLTC
Study objective: In 2008, a pay-for-performance program was implemented in sequential waves in Ontario emergency departments (EDs), with the aim of reducing length of stay. We seek to evaluate its effects on ED length of stay and quality of care. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of ED visits in Ontario from April 1, 2007, to March 31, 2011, using multivariable difference-in-differences analysis. Pay-for-performance hospitals and matched control sites were selected for each of 3 waves of the program. The primary outcome was 90th percentile ED length of stay; we also examined quality-of-care indicators. Results: Pay-for-performance hospitals had a modest reduction in overall adjusted 90th percentile ED length of stay in wave 1(-36 minutes; 95% confidence interval [CI] -50 to -21 minutes), but not in wave 2 (-14 minutes; 95% CI -30 to 2 minutes) or wave 3 (-7 minutes; 95% CI -23 to 8 minutes). ED admitted patients had a pronounced reduction in adjusted 90th percentile length of stay in wave 1 (-225 minutes; 95% CI -263 to -188 minutes) and wave 2 (-133 minutes; 95% CI -175 to -91 minutes). Nonadmitted low-acuity patients had reductions in adjusted 90th percentile ED length of stay in wave 1 (-24 minutes; 95% CI -29 to -18 minutes) and wave 3 (-19 minutes; 95% CI -24 to -14 minutes). The program did not negatively affect ED quality-of-care measures, such as 30-day mortality or readmission rates. Conclusion: Pay-for-performance was associated with modest overall benefits for ED length of stay without adversely affecting quality of care.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据