tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 27

HOSPITALS: QIO Participation May Not Yield Improvements

Study finds no quality differences between participating and non-participating hospitals.A new study suggests quality improvement organizations might do little to actually improve Medicare beneficiaries' quality of care.Reason: Hospitals participating in QIO programs had no statistically significant differences in quality-of-care improvements than non-participating hospitals, according to a Journal of the American Medical Association study released June 15. Study: Very Little Change Over Long Haul Although participating and non-participating hospitals began with many differences, the follow-up study revealed that their rates of change over two to three years were nearly the same, the study finds. The study collected data...

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