The Effects of Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program on Hospital Services and Finances
Date of Award
Spring 5-6-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Partha Deb
Second Advisor
Kenneth Mclaughlin
Academic Program Adviser
Karna Basu
Abstract
Effective 10/01/2014, the HAC Reduction Program was implemented by CMS. Using 2015-2017 hospital-level data, this paper measures the effects of this Program on hospital days, discharges, revenues, costs, and service performance. I find penalized hospitals barely improved healthcare performance; meanwhile they increased patients numbers by 12.0% to cover penalties received.
Recommended Citation
Chen, Yuting, "The Effects of Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program on Hospital Services and Finances" (2021). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/732