The Impact of Hospital Quality-Related Practices on Health Outcomes

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Deborah A. Freund, Syracuse University. Center for Policy ResearchFollow
Frank R. Lichtenberg, CESifo ; Columbia University, Graduate School of Business, Finance & Economics Department ; National Bureau of Economics Research ; NBERFollow

Description/Abstract

In this paper we analyze the cross-sectional relationship between hospital quality scores calculated by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and risk-adjusted indicators of outcomes and quality--mortality, rates of surgical/medical misadventures, adverse drug reactions, and length of stay--calculated from Nationwide Inpatient Sample discharge records. The results suggest that greater adherence to JCAHO accreditation standards is not associated with reduced mortality or lower probability of avoidable hospital or physician-caused adverse outcomes. Other hospital characteristics, such as teaching/non-teaching and urban/rural status, also exhibit little or no correlation with risk-adjusted survival and adverse-event probabilities.

Document Type

Working Paper

Date

2000

Keywords

Health production, public health, hospital quality scores, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, JCAHO, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, hospitals

Language

English

Series

Working Papers Series

Disciplines

Hospitality Administration and Management

Additional Information

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Recommended Citation

Freund, Deborah A. and Lichtenberg, Frank R., "The Impact of Hospital Quality-Related Practices on Health Outcomes" (2000). Center for Policy Research. 134.
https://surface.syr.edu/cpr/134

Source

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